Implementation of a strategy to facilitate effective medical follow-up for Australian First Nations children hospitalised with chest infections: study protocol

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Acute lower respiratory tract infection; No routine medical follow up for at-risk children, i.e., First Nations children; Lack of culturally secure health information given to First Nations families; Respiratory - Other respiratory disorders / diseases; Public Health - Health service research

• Registration Number: ACTRN12622000224729
• Lead Sponsor: Telethon Kids Institute

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-02-08
• Last Update Posted: 27 May 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 400

Inclusion Criteria

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children (henceforth respectfully called First Nations) and adolescents aged 0-16 years hospitalised at the study site with ALRIs

Exclusion Criteria

-Non-First Nations children.
-First Nations children over the age of 16 years.
-Children with a diagnosis of cystic fibrosis.
-Children and adolescents who have undergone a tracheostomy or have been admitted to hospital to undergo this procedure.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Paediatric cough-related Quality of Life (PC-QoL) tool[ Once only at 6-weeks to 3-months after discharge from the hospital]