Migrant parent/caregiver and children less than 12 years old attending the outpatient clinic or admitted to the inpatient ward who meet the eligibility criteria will be screened for eligibility for the study. Hospitalisation risk, paediatrics, tachycardia, outpatient triage
Conditions
Interventions
Migrant parent/caregiver and children less than 12 years old attending the outpatient clinic or admitted to the inpatient ward who meet the eligibility criteria will be screened for eligibility for th
Other
Migrant parent/caregiver and children less than 12 years old
Sponsors
University of Oxford
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
1 Months to 11 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1 Migrant parent/caregiver and children age <12 years old 2 Able to communicate in local languages (e.g., Burmese, Karen) 3 Agree to share their clinical data for the study activities
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1 Emergency clinical presentations 2 Chronic disease (e.g., haemoglobinopathies, HIV, tuberculosis) 3 Neonates (ie., less than 28 days old) 4 Unable or unwilling to participate in study activities
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Determine whether orthostatic tachycardia can be used as a physiologic biomarker to identify unwell children less than 12 years old at risk for hospitalisation 30 - 60 Minutes Compare the proportion of participants with an orthostatic elevation in heart rate | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Determine the pre-hospitalisation biophysiological markers associated with hospitalisation in unwell children less than 12 years old 30 - 60 Minutes Compare the proportion of participants with abnormal vital signs, physical examination and laboratory test results from clinical samples ,Determine the social markers associated with hospitalisation in unwell children less than 12 years old 30 - 60 Minutes Compare the presence of social indicators | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactCindy Chu
Shoklo Malaria Research Unit
Outcome results
None listed