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NCT01068574 Clinical Trial

Evaluation of the Basic Assessment of Severity of Illness in Children (BASIC) Scale

Acute Illness Clinical Trial

Official title:
Evaluation of the BASIC Scale (Basic Assessment of Severity of Illness in Children): A Simple Triage Tool for Resource-limited Settings

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data
NCT number NCT01068574
Other study ID # 2009P002546
Secondary ID
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
First received February 12, 2010
Last updated August 2, 2010
Start date January 2010
Est. completion date September 2010

Study information
Verified date August 2010
Source Brigham and Women's Hospital
Contact Peter Drobac, MD
Phone 857-776-7114
Email pdrobac@partners.org
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority United States: Institutional Review Board
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess whether the BASIC Scale--a simple, non-invasive clinical triage protocol--predicts severe illness, hospitalization or death among children under age five presenting for acute care in a rural African health center.

Recruitment information / eligibility
Status Recruiting
Enrollment 2500
Est. completion date September 2010
Est. primary completion date September 2010
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender Both
Age group 2 Months to 5 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Child aged two months to five years presenting routine or urgent care in an ambulatory facility

Exclusion Criteria:

Study Design

Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

Intervention

Other:
• BASIC Score (Observational)
The BASIC Score will be assessed by a study staff, but there are no interventions.

Locations
Country Name City State
Rwanda Butaro Health Centre Butaro Northern Province

Sponsors (4)
Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Brigham and Women's Hospital Ministry of Health, Rwanda, Partners in Health, Thrasher Research Fund

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Rwanda, 

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