Follow-up Automatically vs. As-Needed Comparison (FAAN-C) Trial
Recruiting now · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Pneumonia, Urinary Tract Infections, Soft Tissue Infections, Gastroenteritis
In brief
Compare the effectiveness of automatic vs as-needed (PRN) post-hospitalization follow-up for children who are hospitalized for common infections.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT05471908
- Run by
- University of Utah
- People needed
- 2674
- Starts
- 2022-08-22
- Expected to finish
- 2028-02-28
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-12-10
Who can join
Age: any, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Age <18 years at the time of randomization
- Hospitalization due to a primary diagnosis of pneumonia, skin and soft tissue infection, acute gastroenteritis, or urinary tract infection.
- Parent speaks English or Spanish.
You may not qualify if…
- Presence of a comorbid disease that is both chronic and complex
- Principal disease required surgical intervention (beyond superficial incision and drainage)
- Immunodeficiency
- A well-child check-up or post-hospitalization follow-up visit is already scheduled within 7 days of hospital discharge
- Parent or participant strongly prefers PRN or automatic follow-up
- A medical provider feels strongly that a post-hospitalization follow-up visit is needed within 7 days of hospital discharge
- Sibling concurrently hospitalized
- Unable to identify a clinic where the participant would receive any needed post-hospitalization follow-up
- Diagnosis of pneumonia complicated by:
- o Receiving a chest tube
- Diagnosis of urinary tract infection complicated by:
- History of neurogenic bladder or urologic surgery
- Renal imaging anticipated within 7 days of hospital discharge
- Renal abscess
- Diagnosis of skin and soft tissue infection complicated by:
- Chronic wound
- Postoperative infection
- Predisposition to poor wound healing
- Discharging with a drain in place
- Complicated by necrotizing fasciitis or toxic shock syndrome
- Diagnosis of gastroenteritis complicated by:
- Hemolytic uremic syndrome
Where it is running
- Seattle Children's Hospital — Seattle, Washington, United States (enrolling)
- Packard at El Camino Hospital — Mountain View, California, United States (enrolling)
- Lucile Packard Children's Hospital — Palo Alto, California, United States (enrolling)
- St. Louis Children's Hospital — St Louis, Missouri, United States (enrolling)
- Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center — Plainsboro, New Jersey, United States (enrolling)
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center - Main Campus — Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (enrolling)
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center - Liberty Campus — Liberty Township, Ohio, United States (enrolling)
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (enrolling)
- Texas Children's Main — Houston, Texas, United States (enrolling)
- Texas Children's West — Houston, Texas, United States (enrolling)
- Intermountain Primary Children's Hospital Larry H. and Gail Miller Family Campus — Lehi, Utah, United States (enrolling)
- Phoenix Children's Hospital — Phoenix, Arizona, United States (enrolling)
- Primary Children's Hospital — Salt Lake City, Utah, United States (enrolling)
- Riverton Hospital — Riverton, Utah, United States
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
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