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

Evaluation of the BASIC Scale (Basic Assessment of Severity of Illness in Children): A Simple Triage Tool for Resource-limited Settings

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01068574

Enrollment

2500

Registered

2010-02-15

Start date

2010-01-31

Completion date

2010-09-30

Last updated

2010-08-03

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Conditions

Acute Illness

Keywords

Acute illnesses in children under five

Brief summary

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.

Interventions

OTHERBASIC Score (Observational)

The BASIC Score will be assessed by a study staff, but there are no interventions.

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

2 Months to 5 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

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

Exclusion criteria

* None

Countries

Rwanda

Contacts

Primary ContactPeter Drobac, MD

pdrobac@partners.org857-776-7114

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026