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Status unknownNCT01068574Updated Aug 3, 2010

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

An observational study in Acute Illness, sponsored by Brigham and Women's Hospital. Status unknown at 1 site in Rwanda. Open to participants aged 2 Months to 5 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2010-08-03.

Sponsored by Brigham and Women's Hospital · Observational

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Aug 2010), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.
Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
2,500
Ages
2 Months to 5 Years
Sex
All
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Study 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.

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Conditions studied

  • Acute Illness

Keywords

  • Acute illnesses in children under five
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In context

Lead sponsor

Brigham and Women's Hospital is the lead sponsor of 1,236 studies on the registry; 224 are open to participants now.

Of its 116 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 64 (55%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
2 Months to 5 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Children aged two months to five years presenting to a rural health center in Rwanda.

Inclusion criteria

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

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • None
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
2,500 participants (estimated)

Groups and cohorts

  • Single Observational Cohort

    Other: BASIC Score (Observational)

Interventions

  • OtherBASIC Score (Observational)

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

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Butaro Health Centre
    Butaro, Northern Province, Rwanda
    Recruiting
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 3, 2010, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01068574
Lead sponsor
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Collaborators
Partners in Health, Thrasher Research Fund, Ministry of Health, Rwanda
First posted
Feb 15, 2010
Start date
Jan 2010
Primary completion
Sep 2010 (estimated)
Completion
Sep 2010 (estimated)
Last update
Aug 3, 2010

Study contacts

Peter Drobac, MD
Contact
pdrobac@partners.org
857-776-7114

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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