Early Sepsis Recognition Tool

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Conditions studied: Infection, Sepsis

In brief

This study seeks to develop early recognition tools specially designed for children meeting the Phoenix definition and explore implementation science aspects by investigating facilitators and barriers to adopting Phoenix sepsis criteria in clinical practice. This addresses the critical need for systemic, evidence-based approaches to paediatric sepsis identification across diverse healthcare settings in Asia.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07397689

Run by

KK Women's and Children's Hospital

People needed

40000

Starts

2026-02-01

Expected to finish

2028-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-08-07

Who can join

Age: any, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Children < 18 years old
• Suspected infection defined by (1) blood culture performed (irrespective of result), AND (2) use of broad-spectrum anti-microbial agents, in the first 24 hours of admission

You may not qualify if…

• 18 years and older
• Patients who discharge At Own Risk (AOR) without outcome data

Where it is running

• Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah — Klang, Malaysia (enrolling)
• National Taiwan University Hospital — Taipei, Taiwan (enrolling)
• King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital — Bangkok, Thailand (enrolling)
• KK Women's and Children' Hospital — Singapore, Singapore (enrolling)
• National University Hospital — Singapore, Singapore (enrolling)
• UKM: Hospital Tunku Ampuan Besar Tuanku Aishah Rohani — Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) — Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Hospital Umum Sarawak — Kuching, Malaysia
• Hospital Sultan Idris Shah — Serdang, Malaysia
• Aga Khan University — Karachi, Pakistan
• King Abdullah Specialist Children's Hospital — Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• Chang Gong Memorial Hospital — Taipei, Taiwan
• Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University — Bangkok, Thailand
• Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Jiaotong University — Shanghai, China
• The National Children's Hospital — Hanoi, Vietnam
• Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong — Hong Kong, Hong Kong
• Hospital Pulau Pinang — George Town, Malaysia
• Hospital Sultanah Aminah Johor Bahru — Johor Bahru, Malaysia
• Hospital Tunku Azizah (Hospital Wanita dan Kanak-Kanak Kuala Lumpur) — Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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