Comparative Study of Adherence to Antibiotic Therapy Among Pediatric Patients: Hospital Emergency Department vs. Primary Care Center

This study was initiated because of the limited litterature available on this topic. The objective was to compare adherence to antibiotic therapy among a pediatric population treated in two healthcare settings in France: the Gignac Health Center, a primary care facility, and the Pediatric Emergency Department of Montpellier University Hospital. This observational study assessed treatment adherence through a telephone questionnaire administered to parents after the theorical end of the treatment.

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Key information

Conditions

Tonsillitis Acute Bacterial Infections Bacterial Infections and Mycoses Cystitis Acute Ear Diseases Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections Impetigo Infections Lung Diseases Mycoplasma Infections Mycoplasmatales Infections Otitis Otitis Media Otitis Media Acute Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases Pneumonia Pneumonia - Bacterial Pneumonia Atypical Pneumonia, Bacterial Pneumonia, Mycoplasma Respiratory Tract Diseases Respiratory Tract Infections Sinusitis Bacterial Skin Diseases Skin Diseases, Bacterial Skin Diseases, Infectious Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases Staphylococcal Infections Staphylococcal Skin Infections Streptococcal Infections

Age range

3 month–16 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Children aged 3 months to 16 years
Receiving an outpatient oral antibiotic prescription
Diagnosed with an acute bacterial infection

Exclusion criteria

Unemancipated minors presenting without a parent or legal guardian.
Participation in another clinical research study with an ongoing exclusion period
Refusal to participate after the reflection period
Parents unable to understand the study information (e.g., language barrier or cognitive impairment)
Not affiliated with, or not a beneficiary of, a national health insurance scheme
Pregnant or breastfeeding female participants

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

Proportion of patients who adhered to the antibiotic prescription provided by the general practitioner (GP) or the emergency physician (University Hospital)

Time frame: The study period extended from the initial consultation (antibiotic prescription) to 21 days after the prescription, depending on the prescribed treatment duration.

Treatment adherence was considered satisfactory when at least 80% of the prescribed antibiotic course was taken

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Eric E JEZIORSKI, Professor of Medicine

CONTACT

[email protected]

+33627383451

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Hospital, Montpellier

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Comparative Study of Adherence to Antibiotic Therapy Among Pediatric Patients: The Gignac Primary Care Medical Center Versus the Pediatric Emergency Department of Montpellier University Hospital (CHU Montpellier).

Acronym: ObsATBGignaUrg

Important dates

Study start: 2026
Primary completion: 2028
Study completion: 2028
First posted: Jul 17, 2026
Registry last updated: Jul 17, 2026

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