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Petechiae In Children (PIC) Study: Defining A Clinical Decision Rule for The Management Of Fever and Non-Blanching Rashes In Children Including The Role Of Point Of Care Testing For Procalcitonin & Neisseria Meningitidis DNA.

NCT03378258 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 1329

Last updated 2019-12-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

A fever and a non-blanching rash is a relatively common reason for a child to attend an emergency department. A fever and a non-blanching rash can be an early sign of a life-threatening infection known as meningococcal disease. The aim of the PIC study is to determine how best to diagnose early meningococcal disease in children.

In particular the investigators are interested in researching how quick bedside tests can be used to do this.

Conditions

  • Meningitis, Meningococcal
  • Meningococcal Sepsis
  • Meningococcal Disease
  • Meningococcal Infections
  • Sepsis
  • Meningitis

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Pediatric Emergency Research in the UK and Ireland (PERUKI)

    collaborator OTHER

  • Royal College of Emergency Medicine

    collaborator OTHER

  • Queen's University, Belfast

    collaborator OTHER

  • Public Health Agency (Northern Ireland)

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Belfast Health and Social Care Trust

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • MIchael D Shields · Queen's University, Belfast

Eligibility

Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-11-09
Primary Completion
2019-06-30
Completion
2019-06-30

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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Diseases

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