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Use of an innovative electronic communications platform to improve pre-hospital transport of injured people in Rwanda

Use of an innovative electronic communications platform (Rwanda912) to improve pre-hospital transport of injured people in Rwanda: a hybrid type 2 effectiveness implementation study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN97674565
Enrollment
108
Registered
2024-07-29
Start date
2023-10-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-09-08

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

Conditions

Pre-hospital care and emergency medical services Other

Interventions

The intervention consists of the implementation and evaluation of Rwanda912, an emergency medical services communication system intervention composed of interfaces to capture facility and patient-rele

Sponsors

University of Birmingham
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. All incidents/patient conditions transported by Service d’Aide Medicale Urgente (SAMU) in Rwanda 2. For clinical outcomes, the study will concentrate on patients transported to public health facilities because they receive the largest number of cases from SAMU

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients transported to private health facilities

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Time from injury to arrival at an appropriate facility measured using data collected on individual patients' records in the Rwanda912 database and trauma registry from baseline through to end-line

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Clinical or process (e.g. death, need for ITU, length of stay) measured using data collected on individual patients from hospitals' electronic medical records and the trauma registry from baseline through to end-line 2. Quality of life measured using the self-assessed, health-related quality of life questionnaire (EQ5D5L) after the rollout of the intervention 3. Disability measured using the WHO Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS) after the rollout of the intervention 4. Implementation outcomes: Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, Cost, and Maintenance measured using the RE-AIM QuEST framework after the rollout of the intervention

Countries

Rwanda

Contacts

Public ContactAurore Nishimwe
a.nishimwe.1@bham.ac.uk+44 (0) 7448863640

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026