The CHICO Study started in 2014 and completed in March 2022.

Coughs and RTIs are the most common illness in children under 10 however during consultation it can be difficult to decide the best way to treat and manage this illness.

The CHICO intervention will help to improve the care of children with coughs by
i) recording symptoms and the carer’s concerns
ii) supporting doctors & nurses’ clinical decisions
iii) providing helpful information to carers about the illness.

The CHICO trial took place in over 294 GP practices in England, with half given access to the CHICO intervention and half continuing with their usual care. 

The team is currently writing up the results for publication, generating further research ideas and disseminating the work for public, clinical and NHS attention.

See the study protocol.

This work used routine data already collected by the NHS as part of their care and support. Individual patient data were not collected.