Effect of eHealth on AB Use of Children With Acute, Uncomplicated URTIs

About This Study

The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effectiveness of two self-care eHealth applications in parents of children with uncomplicated upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs). The main question it aims to answer is: • What is the effect of a self-management FeverApp and a self-care herbal medicine decision making tool (DMT) on reducing antibiotic use for acute, uncomplicated URTIs, among children in Dutch general practice? Participants will: * Complete an online questionnaire at baseline * Use a self-care eHealth application for ten days (in the intervention groups) * Report symptom severity of the URTI of their child online at day 2, 5 an 7 * Complete an online follow-up questionnaire at day 10 * Collect two stool samples of their child at baseline and at day 10 Researchers will compare three groups to see if the Apps have an effect on recovery time and complications from URTIs, AB use, frequency of GP visits, and diversity of the gut microbiome: * Parents that will use an evidence based fever app additional to standard advices of their GP * Parents that will use an evidence based herbal medicine DMT additional to standard advices of their GP * A control group of parents who will receive just standard advices from their GP,

Conditions Studied

Interventions

• •FeverApp
• •DMT App

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

* Having a child aged 0-12 years old
* Master the Dutch language
* Having called the GP for their child aged 0-12 years having:

  * Fever (≥38 °C) AND
  * At least one of the following symptoms:

    * Acute cough
    * Sore throat
    * Earache/runny ear
    * Nasal congestion/runny nose
    * Headache
* Being screened by a triage specialist (GP practice assistant) and not being indicated for a GP/NP/PA visit
* Not being included in the trial before

Exclusion Criteria:

* The current URTI complaints of the child already exist longer than 2 weeks
* The child who has a URTI

  * is younger than 3 months old
  * has asthma or another chronic or severe illness
  * has a history of pneumonia
  * has a history of complications or hospitalization from a previous URTI
  * has Down Syndrome
  * has a less functioning immune system
* The parent being very worried

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