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Administrative data

NCT number NCT05506683
Other study ID # IRB202201648
Secondary ID
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date November 16, 2022
Est. completion date January 2025

Study information

Verified date December 2023
Source University of Florida
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Globally, leading causes of death among children one month to 5 years old are pneumonia, diarrheal disease and malaria which are treatable early in the disease-course with low-cost medications. However, these diseases can progress to emergencies when access to care is delayed. In response, a telemedicine and medication delivery service (TMDS) was designed to improve nighttime access to pediatric care and treatment. Over 9-months, the TMDS will be implemented in a Ghanaian community to evaluate the clinical safety and operational feasibility of implementing the service.


Description:

Globally, leading causes of death among children one month to 5 years old are pneumonia, diarrheal disease and malaria which are treatable early in the disease-course with low-cost medications. However, these diseases can progress to emergencies when access to care is delayed. In response, a telemedicine and medication delivery service (TMDS) called MotoMeds was designed to overcome barriers to seeking care. MotoMeds targets the nighttime period when barriers to accessing care are highest. The TMDS was initially deployed in Haiti and will now be evaluated for generalizability and portability in Ghana. The study objectives are to assess clinical safety and logistical feasibility of the TMDS. The study population is an urban resource-constrained area within Accra and the enrollment period is nine months. The workflow consists of parents/guardians calling the TMDS on their child's behalf, Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) referring severe cases to emergency services, EMTs performing a phone assessment for non-severe cases, and EMTs traveling to the child's household to perform an in-person exam, rapid diagnostic testing for malaria where indicated as per protocol, and to deliver protocolized medications for cases within a predefined delivery zone. EMTs and the protocols/guidelines used are supervised by Ghanaian and US physicians. Clinical safety and feasibility of the TMDS will be evaluated using patient and logistical metrics.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Recruiting
Enrollment 1365
Est. completion date January 2025
Est. primary completion date August 2024
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group N/A to 10 Years
Eligibility Child Participant Inclusion Criteria: - Child = 10 years - Has an acute medical problem - Provides written assent (if 10 years and receives a household visit) Child Participant Exclusion Criteria: - Child > 10 years - Child does not have an acute medical problem - Medical problem involves physical trauma or mental health - Refusal of written assent (if 10 years and receives a household visit) Parent/Guardian Participant Inclusion Criteria: - Calls MotoMeds during operating hours - Parent/guardian of a patient participant meeting inclusion criteria - Adult (18 years or older) - Provides written consent (household visit) or a waiver of documentation of consent (no household visit) Parent/Guardian Participant Exclusion Criteria: - Age < 18 years - No written consent or waiver of documentation of consent - Corresponding child does not meet inclusion criteria

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Other:
MotoMeds pediatric telemedicine and medication delivery service (TMDS)
The intervention is use of a pediatric TMDS. Eligible children experiencing acute illness are examined over the phone by EMTs who follow a set of clinical guidelines to triage, assess, and develop treatment plans for participants. To evaluate the TMDS and as a safety measure EMTs will also examine most participants in-person a their homes following the phone exam.

Locations

Country Name City State
Ghana National Ambulance Service Accra Accra Metropolitan District

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
University of Florida Ghana National Ambulance Service

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Ghana, 

References & Publications (2)

Flaherty KE, Klarman MB, Cajusma Y, Schon J, Exantus L, de Rochars VMB, Baril C, Becker TK, Nelson EJ. A Nighttime Telemedicine and Medication Delivery Service to Avert Pediatric Emergencies in Haiti: An Exploratory Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2022 Feb 21;106(4):1063-71. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.21-1068. Online ahead of print. — View Citation

Flaherty KE, Zakariah AN, Vescio VA, Osei-Ampofo M, Mahama MN, Agongo V, Becker TK. The state of emergency medical technician education in Ghana. Afr J Emerg Med. 2020 Sep;10(3):107-110. doi: 10.1016/j.afjem.2020.01.009. Epub 2020 Mar 7. — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Other Operational metrics: Duration of initial call and time to arrival at household Measure call duration, defined as the time elapsed from first contact between a parent/guardian and a MotoMeds call center provider until the patient's treatment plan has been relayed. Measure time to arrival at household, defined as the time elapsed from first contact between a parent/guardian and a MotoMeds call center provider until the MotoMeds team arrives at the participant's household. Data will be analyzed against benchmarks set in formative research. Full 9 month study period
Other Evaluate qualitative feedback from MotoMeds users Parent/guardian feedback will be collected on the clinical and quality aspects of the TMDS. Both quantitative and qualitative data will be analyzed to identify strengths and weaknesses of the TMDS design. Full 9 month study period
Primary The rate of guideline adherence at the call center. Establish the rates of provider adherence to the TMDS clinical guidelines while performing assessments and generating treatment plans at the call center. Points of non-adherence will include severity assessments, missed danger signs and non-indicated or missed antibiotic prescriptions. Entire 9 month study period.
Secondary The rate of guideline adherence at the household. Establish the rates of provider adherence to the TMDS clinical guidelines while performing assessments and generating treatment plans at the household. Points of non-adherence will include severity assessments, missed danger signs and non-indicated or missed antibiotic prescriptions. Full 9 month study period
Secondary Sensitivity, specificity and congruence of clinical variables Determine sensitivity and specificity of each clinical variable at the call center using the in-person exam at the household as the reference standard. Establish congruence between call center and in-person assessment in terms of severity categorization, danger signs, disease type, and treatment plans. Full 9 month study period
Secondary Participant clinical status at 8-12 days Determine the clinical status of participants 8-12 days following their initial contact with the TMDS. Participant families will report the status (recovered, better, same, worse, died) to TMDS staff during a follow-up phone call. Between 8-12 days
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