Evaluation of the Basic Assessment of Severity of Illness in Children (BASIC) Scale

Mass General Brigham

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Acute Illness

Treatments: Other: BASIC Score (Observational)

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01068574

2009P002546

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to assess whether the BASIC Scale--a simple, non-invasive clinical triage protocol--predicts severe illness, hospitalization or death among children under age five presenting for acute care in a rural African health center.

Enrollment: 2,500 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 2 months to 5 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Child aged two months to five years presenting routine or urgent care in an ambulatory facility

Exclusion criteria

• None

Trial design

2,500 participants in 1 patient group

Single Observational Cohort

Treatment:

Other: BASIC Score (Observational)