Validation of Severity of Illness Scoring Systems in Paediatric Intensive Care Units in Canada

This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.

First Received on September 13, 2005. Last Updated on April 26, 2011 History of Changes

Sponsor:	University of British Columbia
Information provided by:	University of British Columbia
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00175799

Purpose

This is a study of the validation of severity of illness scoring systems in Paediatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs) in Canada.

Condition
Intensive Care Units, Pediatric

Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Observational Model: Cohort
Official Title:	Validation of Severity of Illness Scoring Systems in Paediatric Intensive Care Units in Canada Outcome: Validation and Comparison of 2 Severity of Illness Scores in Canadian PICU Population

Further study details as provided by University of British Columbia:

Estimated Enrollment:	7000
Study Start Date:	September 2007
Estimated Study Completion Date:	December 2011
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	September 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Detailed Description:

Outcome: Validation and comparison of 2 severity of illness scores in a Canadian PICU population.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	up to 18 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No
Sampling Method:	Probability Sample

Study Population

All children admitted to participating PICUs over a 1 year period.

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

All children admitted to participating PICUs over a 1 year period.

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00175799

Locations

Canada, British Columbia
BC Children's Hospital ICU Dept.
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6H 3V4

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of British Columbia

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

David Wensley, MD

University of British Columbia

More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party:	Dr. David Wensley, University of British Columbia
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00175799 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	H03-70601, 04-1310
Study First Received:	September 13, 2005
Last Updated:	April 26, 2011
Health Authority:	Canada: Health Canada

Keywords provided by University of British Columbia:

Observational study of physiological status at entry into PICU as a predictor of outcome, comparison of two commonly used scores (PRISM and PIM)
Data from children admitted to a Paediatric Intensive Care unit

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on February 09, 2012