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临床试验/NCT05294510
NCT05294510已完成不适用

STewardship for Acute Respiratory Illness (STAR): a Stepped Wedge, Cluster Randomized Trial of Point-of-care Biomarker Testing by Village Health Workers

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill1 个研究点 分布在 1 个国家目标入组 1,280 人开始时间: 2021年11月2日最近更新:
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试验速览

阶段
不适用
状态
已完成
入组人数
1,280
试验地点
1
主要终点
Antibiotic prescriptions at baseline visit

研究概览

简要总结

This is a stepped wedge, cluster randomized study of a clinical algorithm that includes point-of-care C-reactive protein testing to inform antibiotic treatment decisions by village health workers for children presenting with acute respiratory illness in the Bugoye sub-county of the Kasese District in southwestern Uganda.

The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of the algorithm on antibiotic use.

研究设计

研究类型
Interventional
分配方式
Randomized
干预模型
Crossover
主要目的
Diagnostic
盲法
None

入排标准

年龄范围
2 Months 至 5 Years(Child)
性别
All
接受健康志愿者

入选标准

  • Age 2 months-5 years
  • Evaluated by a study VHW in one of the participating villages in Bugoye sub-county for acute respiratory illness defined as the following: fever (documented (temperature > 38°C) or subjective fever in the last seven days) AND fast breathing (respiratory rate > 30) OR cough

排除标准

  • Age > 5 years or < 2 months at time of presentation
  • Guardian not present to provide consent

结局指标

主要结局

Antibiotic prescriptions at baseline visit

时间窗: Baseline visit

Proportion of children prescribed antibiotics by the village health worker at the baseline visit in the control as compared to the intervention condition.

次要结局

  • Unexpected visits(Between baseline visit and Day 7 follow-up assessment)
  • Perceived improvement per caregiver(Day 7)
  • Clinical Failure (Composite Outcome)(Between baseline visit and Day 7 follow-up assessment)
  • Persistent fever(Day 7)
  • Development of danger signs(Between Day 1 and Day 7)
  • Hospitalization(Between Day 1 and Day 7)
  • Death(Between Day 1 and Day 7)
  • Antibiotic prescriptions during study follow-up(Between baseline visit and Day 7 follow-up assessment)

研究者

申办方类型
Other
责任方
Sponsor

研究点 (1)

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