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Impact of Pulse Oximetry on Hospital Referral Acceptance in Children Under 5 With Severe Pneumonia

NCT03588377 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 543

Last updated 2022-03-31

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Summary

The study assesses and compares the effect of 'pulse oximetry' (PO) used by Lady Health Workers (LHWs) at household level on increasing hospital referral acceptance rates in intervention clusters (district Jamshoro) for 0-59 months old children with severe pneumonia with the effect of LHWs using clinical signs alone in non-intervention clusters of the same district.

Conditions

  • Severe Pneumonia
  • Hypoxemia

Interventions

DEVICE

Pulse Oximetry

Intervention clusters: On LHW's regular visits to households of their catchment area, they will daily screen for severe pneumonia and check oxygen level in blood using a pulse oximeter in all under \<5 children with symptoms of cough or difficulty breathing Case definition: 1. Birth - 6 days: Fast breathing +/- Low oxygen in blood \<92% (Hypoxemia) 2. 7 days - 59 months: Fast breathing and/or Chest In-drawing + Any one danger sign: (Low oxygen in blood \<92% (Hypoxemia), Refusing to eat, Vomiting continuously, Convulsions, Lethargy/ Unconsciousness, Stridor.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • Aga Khan University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Fatima Mir, FCPS · Aga Khan University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
0 Months
Max Age
59 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-08-01
Primary Completion
2020-12-31
Completion
2020-12-31

Countries

  • Pakistan

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