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NCT Number: NCT02304341

Development of a Modified Pediatric Early Warning Score: a French Prospective Multicentre Regional Study

Children are admitted in intermediate units when the severity requires continuous monitoring. In France, Resources allocated to intermediate units are determined from lists of diagnoses and associated acts to additional budget. A score to assess the severity of illness may be associated with acts to develop an activity indicator easy to use. The investigators have chosen 2 scores to assess severity in intermediate cares : the Paediatric Advanced Warning Score (PAWS) and the Bedside Pediatric Early System Score (PEWS). In France, they have not been validated. The correlation between the severity of children and the associated diagnoses and acts has not been studied. The main objective of this study is to validate these 2 scores. The secondary objective is to determine a simplified activity indicator.

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Key information

Conditions

Critical Illness Disease Attributes Disease Progression Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Age range

1 day–18 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Centre Hospitalier Général, Arras, France

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • All children admitted to the paediatric inpatient unit

Exclusion criteria

  • parental refusal

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Changed inPaediatric Advanced Warning Score (PAWS)

    Time frame: at admission and each 8 hours, up to 5 days

    Temperature, Capillary Refill Time (CRT), respiratory rate, heart rate,neurological status, oxygen saturation, respiratory distress measure at admission, each 8 hours and if deteriorations

Secondary outcomes

  1. Changed in Pediatric Early Warning System score (PEWS)

    Time frame: at admission and each 8 hours, up to 5 days

    heart rate, systolic blood pressure, Capillary Refill Time (CRT), respiratory rate, respiratory effort,transcutaneous oxygen saturation and oxygen therapy are measured at admission, each 8 hours and if deteriorations

  2. Transfer in pediatric intensive care (YES/NO)

    Time frame: at each 8 hours, up to 5 days

    this secondary outcome is evaluated when the bedPEWS and PAWS scores are collected : at admission, each 8 hours and if deterioration

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Hospital, Lille

Other

Collaborators

  • Ministry of Health, France

Registry information

Official study title

Development of a Modified Pediatric Early Warning Score: a French Prospective Multicentre Regional Study.

Important dates

Study start
2012
Primary completion
2014
Study completion
2015
First posted
Dec 1, 2014
Registry last updated
Apr 22, 2026

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