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A study to evaluate how rural hospitals are implementing Pediatric resuscitation and emergency medicine initiative a strategy to reduce child mortality

Pediatric Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine (PREM): An Innovative Strategy to Empower Frontline Health Care Providers to Resuscitate Critically Ill or Injured Children in District Hospitals of Tamil Nadu An Implementation Operational Study - PREM

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/04/108022
Enrollment
5000
Registered
2026-04-09
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-04-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: Z048- Encounter for examination and observation for other specified reasons

Interventions

Intervention1: Pediatric Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine (PREM) process: Strengthening infrastructure (1 week), training in PREM guidelines (1-day workshop), use of PREM case record to take clini

Sponsors

Tamil Nadu Health System Project
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children more than 30 days, less than 144 months

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Newborn, age more than 12 years, do not resuscitate status

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Acceptability: Acceptability of implementation measure, Adoptability: Number Initiated/number eligible for Initiation Fidelity: Checklist or Likert Scale to evaluate how many components are implemented as instructed. Penetration: i)Proportion of doctors who routinely practice PREM protocols/ Total number of clinicians ii)Number of patients who receive PREM protocol-based care/ Total number of patients Timepoint: 25 weeks to 36 weeks from base-line or start of study

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Number of critically ill children triaged every month, monthly bed occupancy rate in the children s ward, No of children referred to higher centers after resuscitation, No of children referred without resuscitation, No of children with emergency signs who received critical interventions, Oxygen, fluid bolus, inotrope infusion, CPR, anticonvulsants, nebulization, antibiotics, No of children who were treated until the resolution of therapeutic goals, No of children with emergency signs who did not receive critical interventions, Oxygen, fluid bolus, inotrope infusion, CPR, anticonvulsants, nebulization, antibiotics, No of children who were inadequately treated, No of children who were refractory to treatment, quality of documentation in PREM case record during the study period. Timepoint: Post implementation phase October, November, December 2026 25th week to 36 weeks;Clinical care indicators: No. of children treated with respiratory distress, pneumonia, asthma, or bronchiolitis, no. of children treated for hypovolemic shock with dehydration, number of children treated for septic /dengue shock, No of children treated for unresponsiveness with abnormal movements, No of children treated for envenomation, trauma, poisoning, or other pediatric emergencies. Timepoint: April 2026 to March 2027;Service quality indicators: Patient satisfaction score, number of children who left against medical advice Timepoint: April 2026 to March 2027;Mortality within 24 hours, mortality within 7 days for all children who are participating in the study.Timepoint: April 2026 to March 2027

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Madhivannan

Regional Collaborative Center-Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Children, Egmore

indumathysanthanam@gmail.com9444466144

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: May 1, 2026