Actively Recruiting
Feasibility and Efficacy of Ambulance-Based m-Health for Pediatric Emergencies (FEAMER) Trial
Led by Weill Medical College of Cornell University · Updated on 2026-01-07
900
Participants Needed
3
Research Sites
69 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
W
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Lead Sponsor
E
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Investigators hypothesize that in a low-resource setting, linking ambulances that transport acutely ill children to a remote pediatric emergency physician using a simple audio-video device will improve the quality of these children's medical decisions and health outcomes. For this purpose, the investigators will conduct a study in Karachi, Pakistan, where they will collect medical data for ill children at the time of ambulance pickup, hospital drop-off, and during hospital triage. During transport, one group will receive a telemedicine call from a trained physician, while the other group will receive basic paramedic treatment. The investigators will then compare both groups.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Feasibility and Efficacy of Ambulance-Based m-Health for Pediatric Emergencies (FEAMER) Trial
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age 0-14 years
- Children transported by an SIEHS ambulance with a transport time of �3E=20 minutes
- Children presenting to the ChildLife Emergency Department with a parent/guardian present in the ambulance to consent
- Children classified as "Charlie, Delta, Echo" on the Medical Priority Dispatch System
- Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) currently employed by the SIEHS EMS service
- Telemedicine Physicians (TMPs) currently employed by the CLF Telemedicine services
You will not qualify if you...
- Children transported without an adult parent or guardian
- EMTs who refuse to participate or consent to the study
- TMPs who refuse to participate or consent to the study
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 3 locations
1
Aga Khan University Hospital
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, 74800
Active, Not Recruiting
2
ChildLife Foundation
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Actively Recruiting
3
Sindh Integrated Emergency and Health Services (SIEHS)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
J
Junaid A. Razzak, MD,PhD,FACEP
CONTACT
S
Sheza Hassan, MBBS
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
4
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