Electronic Algorithms Based on Host Biomarkers to Manage Febrile Children

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

3192 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-12-31

Study Completion Date

2016-02-29

Brief Summary

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Health professionals in developing countries have limited ability to identify children at risk of dying and those in need of antibiotics. The main reasons are limited clinical skills and time, unavailability of diagnostic tests (laboratory or x-ray) and non-adherence to practice guidelines. Child mortality is therefore higher than it should be. Etiological diagnostic tests (detecting microorganisms) may not always help since the distinction between infection and disease and between mild or severe disease is not straightforward. Overprescription of antibiotics is therefore widespread and leads to the development of drug resistance. To address these challenges, decision charts for the management of febrile illness will be developed and include i) few clinical parameters simple to assess, and ii) POCTs results based on specific host markers that can discriminate between mild and severe disease, pneumonia and upper respiratory tract infections, and unspecific fevers of bacterial and of viral origin. This algorithm combining clinical and bedside laboratory tests will be built on an electronic support (android tablet). The first objective of the study is to assess the safety of new electronic decision trees that integrate simple clinical assessment and POCTs results (oxygen saturation and a combination of specific biomarkers of inflammation) as a triage tool to decide on admitting febrile children; the second objective is to assess the usefulness and safety of new electronic decision trees that integrate simple clinical assessment and POCT results (a combination of specific biomarkers of inflammation) as decision-making tool to prescribe antibiotics to non-severe febrile children. The development of such a tool will decrease mortality due to delayed admission, At the same time, it will decrease irrational use of antibiotics, and hence drug pressure and emergence of drug resistance, which represents one of the most important public health threat our world is facing today. This project has the potential of huge applicability since it is specifically designed for end-users with limited medical skills and low resources, as it is the case in most areas of developing countries.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Acute Febrile Illness

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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e-POCT

Febrile children managed using the e-POCT tool. The e-POCT tool is an electronic algorithm that integrates key clinical elements with the results of malaria and host biomarkers point-of-care test results (including oximetry).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Management of febrile children using e-POCT

Intervention Type OTHER

Use of the e-POCT tool by study clinicians for the clinical management of febrile episodes. The e-POCT tool is an electronic algorithm that integrates key clinical elements with the results of malaria and host biomarkers point-of-care test results (including oximetry).

ALMANACH

Febrile children managed using the ALMANACH algorithm. ALMANACH is an improved Integrated Management of childhood Illness (IMCI) algorithm based on mobile phones and tablets that has already been assessed for safety and efficacy.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Management of febrile children using ALMANACH

Intervention Type OTHER

Management of febrile children by study clinicians using ALMANACH. ALMANACH is an improved IMCI algorithm on mobile phone or tablet

Routine practice

Febrile children managed according to routine care such as provided by routine health facility health workers.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Management of febrile children using e-POCT

Use of the e-POCT tool by study clinicians for the clinical management of febrile episodes. The e-POCT tool is an electronic algorithm that integrates key clinical elements with the results of malaria and host biomarkers point-of-care test results (including oximetry).

Intervention Type OTHER

Management of febrile children using ALMANACH

Management of febrile children by study clinicians using ALMANACH. ALMANACH is an improved IMCI algorithm on mobile phone or tablet

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age ≥2 months and \<60 months of age
* Written informed consent from the child's parent or caregiver
* Axillary temperature ≥37.5°C and/or tympanic temperature ≥38.0°C
* History of fever for ≤7 days
* First consultation for the current illness
* Live in the catchment area of the health facility