Refining and Testing the Diagnostic Accuracy of PAT-POPS

Refining and Testing the Diagnostic Accuracy of an Assessment Tool (PAT-POPS) to Predict Admission and Discharge of Children and Young People Who Attend an Emergency Department

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03494998

Enrollment

80000

Registered

2018-04-11

Start date

2018-02-08

Completion date

2019-01-31

Last updated

2018-04-11

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Conditions

Pediatric ALL

Brief summary

Increasing attendances by children (aged 0-16 years) at UK emergency departments (EDs) is putting pressure on the National Health Service (NHS). Health professionals make complex judgements on whether children attending EDs can be sent home safely or require admission. The Pennine Acute Hospitals (PAT) Paediatric Observation Priority Score (PAT-POPS) was developed as an ED-specific screening tool for this purpose. A preliminary study showed it to be a potentially effective tool for deciding admission of children from the ED. Therefore, the focus of this study is to refine the original screening tool.

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTPAT-POPS

Emergency Department-specific screening tool

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

No minimum to 16 Years

Inclusion criteria

* Children and young people aged 0-16 years of age who attend the Emergency Department

Exclusion criteria

* Patients who are confirmed dead on arrival at the Emergency Department * Patients who attend the Emergency Department in cardio-respiratory arrest

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Admission or discharge	12 months

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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