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Pulse Oximetry and Oxygen Services for the Care of Acutely Unwell Children with Pneumonia or COVID-19 Attending Frontline Health Facilities in Lagos, Nigeria (INSPIRING-Lagos)

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
pneumonia
hypoxaemia
COVID-19
Respiratory - Other respiratory disorders / diseases
Public Health - Health service research
Infection - Other infectious diseases
Registration Number
ACTRN12621001071819
Lead Sponsor
niversity College London
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1800
Inclusion Criteria

The intervention and impact evaluation will focus on children aged 0-59 months attending the outpatient areas of participating facilities for an acute illness and who are diagnosed with clinical pneumonia defined according to the 2014 WHO IMCI guidelines.

Exclusion Criteria

No additional exclusion criteria.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The primary outcome is the correct management of hypoxaemic pneumonia amongst children aged 0-59 months who present to a participating health facility. ‘Correct management’ is defined as the child receiving oxygen treatment and being referred to and subsequently attending hospital (all three criteria need to be met). Clinical pneumonia is defined according to the 2014 IMCI guidelines. Oxygen treatment and referral decision will be recorded at recruitment, and hospital attendance, treatment and deaths will be confirmed by telephone interview at a 2-weeks and via medical records where available. [On day 1 of presentation, with follow up after 14 days.<br>Oxygen treatment and referral decision will be recorded at recruitment, and hospital attendance, treatment and deaths will be confirmed by telephone interview at a 2-weeks and via medical records where available. ]
Secondary Outcome Measures
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