Feasibility of implementing a paediatric early warning system in a resource-limited Nigerian hospital

A mixed methods evaluation of implementing a paediatric early warning system in the emergency paediatric unit of a Nigerian teaching hospital: determinants of implementation, protocol development, healthcare worker training, patient monitoring outcomes, system effectiveness in reducing sentinel events, and impacts on communication, collaboration, acceptability, and sustainability

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN93523697

Enrollment

140

Registered

2026-03-09

Start date

2026-04-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-03-23

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Conditions

Paediatric early warning system in the emergency paediatric unit Other

Interventions

This study builds on a recently completed mixed-methods systematic review of Paediatric Early Warning systems in low- and middle-income countries (PROSPERO ID: CRD42024607139). The review summarised a

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. All medical doctors working in the Department of Paediatrics of the Federal University Teaching Hospital, Lafia, Nigeria. 2. All nurses working in the hospital's Emergency Paediatric Unit where the feasibility study will be carried out. 3. The principal officers of the hospital.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Nurses working in other Units within the Department of Paediatrics of the Federal University Teaching Hospital, Lafia, Nigeria.

Countries

Nigeria

Contacts

Public ContactMartyn Stewart

martyn.stewart@lstmed.ac.uk+44(0)1517053292

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 3, 2026