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Evaluating RISQ System Implementation in Acutely Malnourished Children in Chad (CRIMSON)
Sponsor: The Hospital for Sick Children
Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of the Responses to Illness Severity Quantification (RISQ) system implementation on mortality and processes of care in a nutritional program treating children 6 to 59 months of age with acute malnutrition in Ngouri, Chad.
Official title: Cluster-Randomized Trial of the Implementation of the Responses to Illness Severity Quantification System (RISQ) in Children With Acute Malnutrition Six to Fifty-nine Months of Age in Ngouri, Chad
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
6 Months - 59 Months
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
14671
Start Date
2023-09-11
Completion Date
2024-11-09
Last Updated
2026-06-02
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
The Responses to Illness Severity Quantification (RISQ) System
The RISQ System involves: \[1\] the RISQ score: calculated routinely using the \[2\] documentation record and linked to \[3\] score-matched recommendations. Introduction into clinical care is supported by \[4\] the RISQ System implementation package. During the 2 month prior to implementation, front-line staff in the intervention arm will be trained on and will practice the use of the RISQ System .
Locations (1)
Ngouri
Ngouri, Chad