NCT04180306

PEWS Implementation in an LMIC Setting

Implementation of Pediatric Early Warning Scores and a Context-adapted Resuscitation Training Course to Improve Outcomes in an LMIC Pediatric Inpatient Oncology Ward

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 1,850 (actual)
• Sponsor: Boston Children's Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 0 Years – 12 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The PEWS implementation study will be undertaken with the following objectives: 1. Assess the effectiveness of implementation of PEWS and resuscitation training to identify patients at risk for clinical deterioration and to impact the frequency of clinical interventions made by treating providers on these patients. 2. Assess the effectiveness of implementation of PEWS and resuscitation training to impact time sensitive clinical interventions made on patients at risk for clinical deterioration. 3. Assess the impact of implementation of PEWS and resuscitation training on length of stay for patients admitted to the pediatric oncology ward.

Conditions

• Oncology

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	pediatric early warning scoring system and resuscitation curriculum	teaching resuscitation to medical providers and implementing a scoring tool to help identify patients at risk for clinical deterioration in an inpatient setting

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-09-01
• Primary completion: 2022-10-31
• Completion: 2023-09-30
• First posted: 2019-11-27
• Last updated: 2024-01-10

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Palestinian Territories