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UnknownNCT01068574

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

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

Status
Unknown
Phase
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
2,500 (estimated)
Sponsor
Brigham and Women's Hospital · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
2 Months – 5 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

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.

Conditions

Interventions

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

Timeline

Start date
2010-01-01
Primary completion
2010-09-01
Completion
2010-09-01
First posted
2010-02-15
Last updated
2010-08-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Rwanda

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01068574. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.