Refining and Testing the Diagnostic Accuracy of PAT-POPS

• Conditions: Pediatric ALL
• Interventions: Diagnostic Test: PAT-POPS

• Registration Number: NCT03494998
• Lead Sponsor: Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Brief Summary

Increasing attendances by children (aged 0-16 years) at UK emergency departments (EDs) is putting pressure on the National Health Service (NHS). Health professionals make complex judgements on whether children attending EDs can be sent home safely or require admission. The Pennine Acute Hospitals (PAT) Paediatric Observation Priority Score (PAT-POPS) was developed as an ED-specific screening tool for this purpose. A preliminary study showed it to be a potentially effective tool for deciding admission of children from the ED. Therefore, the focus of this study is to refine the original screening tool.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-02-08
• Study First Submitted: 2018-02-26
• Status Verified: 2018-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-04-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-04-10
• Study First Posted: 2018-04-11
• Last Update Posted: 2018-04-11
• Primary Completion: 2019-01-31
• Study Completion: 2019-01-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80000

Inclusion Criteria

• Children and young people aged 0-16 years of age who attend the Emergency Department

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients who are confirmed dead on arrival at the Emergency Department
• Patients who attend the Emergency Department in cardio-respiratory arrest

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Children and young people	PAT-POPS	Aged 0-16 years

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Admission or discharge	12 months

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

Fairfield General Hospital; 🇬🇧 Bury, United Kingdom

The Royal Oldham Hospital; 🇬🇧 Oldham, United Kingdom

Rochdale Infirmary; 🇬🇧 Rochdale, United Kingdom