Paediatrics
Conditions
Interventions
Standard of care
Hospital to home transition care coordinator and Unconditional cash transfer
Sponsors
University of Oxford
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age 1 to 59 months inclusive • Admitted to hospital with an acute medical illness • Resident in the hospital catchment area • Resident in the study follow up hospital catchment area defined for each hospital • Scores above the inclusion threshold in the computer-calculated score derived from screening • Both the child and the family have not previously been enrolled in this study • Provides written informed consent for use of data and follow up
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: . Surgical or specialty unit admission • Planned admission • Previously enrolled in this trial • A sibling has been enrolled • Terminal illness that is expected to cause death within 6 months • A family of a child who was potentially eligible, but who has died prior to enrolment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| This is a Proof of Principle trial based on implementation science. Primary outcome is intervention feasibility. After this initial phase, a larger trial covering large sample size will be designed with mortality as the primary end point. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| No secondary outcome for the trial | — |
Countries
Kenya
Contacts
Public ContactIsaiah Njagi
Study coordinator
Outcome results
None listed