Standardization of Mid-Level Providers Using Point of Care Ultrasound to Diagnose Pediatric Pneumonia
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 入组人数
- 7
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Trainee / Reviewer Diagnostic Agreement
研究概览
简要总结
The POCUS training program aims to bring sustainable, affordable access to POCUS to patients in need of diagnostic services in Uganda. This research study seeks to demonstrate that Clinical Officers (COs) in rural Uganda can be trained on POCUS for pediatric pneumonia, and that this training can be completed through remote monitoring and observation.
详细描述
Objectives To prove that mid-level providers in low-resource settings can be trained to use POCUS to diagnose pediatric pneumonia through a five-day training program followed by six months of remote analysis.
Study Design and Methods The investigators propose a remote evaluation study assessing the ability of POCUS program trainees in Kabale to obtain and evaluate pediatric lung scans. The indicator of interest will be diagnosis of pneumonia or lack thereof.
Trainee Selection:
Trainees were selected from the pool of mid-level providers who work with Kigezi Healthcare Foundation (KIHEFO) and who participated in needs assessment questionnaires in February 2018. From those respondents who indicated that they would like to participate in the training program, seven were selected based on their work ethic and their likelihood of working in the Kabale region for the foreseeable future.
Data Collection, Management, and Sharing:
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Diagnostic
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Mid-level provider working in Kabale, Uganda
- •Participated in pre-program needs assessment
- •Able to continue practicing POCUS in Kabale through the duration of the study
排除标准
- •Inability to continue practicing POCUS in Kabale through the duration of the study
研究组 & 干预措施
Trainees
Local mid-level providers who undergo five day training on point of care ultrasound for diagnosing pediatric pneumonia
干预措施: Point of care ultrasound training (Device)
结局指标
主要结局
Trainee / Reviewer Diagnostic Agreement
时间窗: 9 months
The extent to which agreement between the diagnoses provided by our trainees, and that provided by our expert reviewers, is statistically significant.
Trainee Scan Acquisition
时间窗: 7 months
The frequency at which trainees are able to acquire high-quality pediatric lung scans.
次要结局
未报告次要终点