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Electronic clinical decision support for acute fever management

Not Applicable
Conditions
Acute febrile illness
Infections and Infestations
Registration Number
ISRCTN15157105
Lead Sponsor
niversity of Oxford
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Ongoing
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
4560
Inclusion Criteria

1. Age =1 year
2. Unscheduled presentation for acute care
3. Documented fever (=37.5°C axillary) or hypothermia (<35.5°C) or history of fever in the last 24 hours

Exclusion Criteria

1. Onset of illness =14 days
2. Presenting due to accident or trauma
3. Presenting =3 days after routine immunizations
4. Presenting within the follow-up period

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Proportion of patients with acute fever aged =1 year who are prescribed antibiotics in the two study arms measured using data collected in the EDAM app by the end of the study
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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