NCT01396798

Brief Summary

Validation of Vital Signs and Symptoms for the Diagnosis of Serious Infections in Acutely Ill Children in a High Prevalent Setting: The Paediatric Accidents \& Emergencies through prospective observational data collection concerning specific items from the clinical and technical examination in diagnosing serious infections, such as meningitis, sepsis, pneumonia, pyelonephritis, bronchiolitis with hypoxia. Eventually we will attempt to validate a vital signs and symptoms rule derived from multiple low to high prevalent settings of acutely ill children.

Trial Health

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Enrollment
1,500

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Feb 2011

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

February 1, 2011

Completed
6 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

July 18, 2011

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

July 19, 2011

Completed
8 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

March 1, 2012

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

March 1, 2012

Completed
Last Updated

September 14, 2012

Status Verified

September 1, 2012

Enrollment Period

1.1 years

First QC Date

July 18, 2011

Last Update Submit

September 13, 2012

Conditions

Keywords

serious infectionsmeningitis

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • serious infections: meningitis, sepsis, pneumonia, pyelonephritis, osteomyelitis and cellulitis, gastroenteritis with sever dehydration, complicated urinary tract infection and complicated viral airway infection with hypoxia.

    within 24 hours after assessment

Study Arms (1)

Children with an acute illness

Children aged 1 month to 16 years of age, which attend the A\&E department of UZLeuven with an acute illness episode of maximum 5 days.

Eligibility Criteria

Age1 Month - 16 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17)
Sampling MethodProbability Sample
Study Population

Children aged 1 month to 16 years, attending the A\&E department of the UZLeuven Hospital with an acute illness episode of maximum 5 days

You may qualify if:

  • Children aged 1 month to 16 years
  • Acute illness episode of maximum 5 days

You may not qualify if:

  • recent trauma
  • neurological conditions
  • intoxication
  • psychiatric of behavioural disorders without a somatic cause
  • acute exacerbation of a chronic condition (asthma, known immunodeficiency, diabetes, cystic fibrosis, etc)

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Dienst Algemene Kindergeneeskunde, Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven

Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, 3000, Belgium

Location

Related Publications (2)

  • Van den Bruel A, Haj-Hassan T, Thompson M, Buntinx F, Mant D; European Research Network on Recognising Serious Infection investigators. Diagnostic value of clinical features at presentation to identify serious infection in children in developed countries: a systematic review. Lancet. 2010 Mar 6;375(9717):834-45. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)62000-6. Epub 2010 Feb 2.

    PMID: 20132979BACKGROUND
  • Van den Bruel A, Aertgeerts B, Bruyninckx R, Aerts M, Buntinx F. Signs and symptoms for diagnosis of serious infections in children: a prospective study in primary care. Br J Gen Pract. 2007 Jul;57(540):538-46.

    PMID: 17727746BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Community-Acquired InfectionsRespiratory Tract InfectionsSepsisUrinary Tract InfectionsMeningitisGastroenteritis

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

InfectionsRespiratory Tract DiseasesSystemic Inflammatory Response SyndromeInflammationPathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsUrologic DiseasesFemale Urogenital DiseasesFemale Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy ComplicationsUrogenital DiseasesMale Urogenital DiseasesNeuroinflammatory DiseasesNervous System DiseasesGastrointestinal DiseasesDigestive System Diseases

Study Officials

  • Jan YJ Verbakel, M.D.

    KU Leuven

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
COHORT
Time Perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Jan Verbakel, M.D.

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

July 18, 2011

First Posted

July 19, 2011

Study Start

February 1, 2011

Primary Completion

March 1, 2012

Study Completion

March 1, 2012

Last Updated

September 14, 2012

Record last verified: 2012-09

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