Nasal sprays and a behavioural intervention for respiratory tract infections in primary care: 12-month follow-up of a randomised open-label trial
Widely available, inexpensive sprays and a website promoting self-care reduce the incidence, duration, and/or severity of RTIs and have an impact on work days lost and healthcare use.
Authors
- Nick Francis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8939-7312)
- Kate Greenwell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3662-1488)
- Kate Rumsby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8573-3718)
- Samantha Richards-Hall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7665-4268)
- Lucy Yardley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3853-883X)
- Ben Ainsworth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5098-1092)
- Adam W A Geraghty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7984-8351)
- Karen Middleton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7892-2230)
- Paul Little (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3664-1873)
- S Holt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5448-3499)
- Tracey Sach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8098-9220)
- Theo Verheij (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0166-1498)
- Sascha Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1949-5774)
- Jane Vennik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4602-9805)
- Samantha Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9505-6485)
- Michael Moore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5127-4509)
- Deb Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5020-1228)
- Katherine Bradbury (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5513-7571)
- Tammy Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4383-8586)
- James Raftery
- Alastair D Hay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3012-375X)
- James Denison‐Day (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0223-0005)
- Christopher Butler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0102-3453)
- Taeko Becque (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0362-3794)
- Sophie Johnson
- Beth Stuart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5432-7437)
- Jane Barnett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9782-2224)
- Jacqui Nuttall
- Hazel Patel
- Fran Webley
Institutions
- Queen Mary University of London (GB)
- Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre (GB)
- University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
- University of Bristol (GB)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
- Primary Health Care (QA)
- University of Southampton (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of General Practice
- Published
- 2025-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp.2025.0269
- Primary Topic
- Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Programme Grants for Applied Research