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Development and evaluation of an intervention based around the national guidelines on the management of suspected encephalitis, and its evaluation through a cost-effectiveness analysis

niversity of Liverpool (UK)0 个研究点目标入组 1,680 人开始时间: 2013年7月22日最近更新:

试验速览

阶段
未知
状态
已完成
发起方
入组人数
1,680

研究概览

研究设计

研究类型
Interventional

入排标准

性别
All

入选标准

  • Site inclusion criteria:
  • All centres will have a consultant and all centres must be equipped with the ability to perform, or have access to CT/MRI scans and have aseptic conditions for conducting a LP to be performed. Hospitals will be randomised as a unit to either the standard care or intervention arm. Study centres will be initiated once all global (e.g. local research and development [R&D] approval) and study-specific conditions (e.g. training requirements) have been met, and all necessary documents have been returned to the Brain Infections UK coordinating centre.
  • Within this study, any patients who have suspected encephalitis within the recruited sites will be included in the study. The inclusion criteria for suspected encephalitis are:
  • Patients with suspected encephalitis
  • (a) Mandatory
  • Acute or sub-acute (<4 weeks) alteration in consciousness, cognition, personality or behaviour persisting for more than 24 hours. Personality/behaviour change includes: agitation, psychosis, somnolence, insomnia, catatonia, mood liability, altered sleep pattern and (in children): new onset enuresis, or irritability.
  • Plus ANY two of:
  • 1. Fever (> 38ºC) / prodromal illness ? acute or sub-acute
  • 2. Seizures: new onset
  • 3. Focal neurological signs ? acute or sub-acute onset. These include:
  • 3.1. Focal weakness
  • 3.2. Oromotor dysfunction
  • 3.3. Movement disorders (chorea, athetosis, dystonia, hemiballisms, stereotypies, orolingual dyskinesia and tics) including Parkinsonism (bradykinesia, tremor, rigidity and postural instability)
  • 3.4. Amnesia
  • 4. Pleocytosis: cerebrospinal fluid white cell count >4 cells/ul
  • 5. Neuroimaging: compatible with encephalitis
  • 6. Electroencephalogram (EEG): compatible with encephalitis
  • (b) Clinical suspicion of encephalitis but above investigations have not yet been completed
  • (c) Clinical suspicion of encephalitis and the patient died before investigations completed
  • Target Gender: Male & Female

排除标准

  • Site exclusion criteria:
  • Current participation in the ENCEPH UK programme
  • Added 07/01/2015:
  • Patient exclusion criteria
  • Any patient aged under 28 days upon the date of admission shall be excluded

研究者

发起方
niversity of Liverpool (UK)

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