Clinical trial · Observational
Refining and Testing the Diagnostic Accuracy of PAT-POPS
Refining and Testing the Diagnostic Accuracy of an Assessment Tool (PAT-POPS) to Predict Admission and Discharge of Children and Young People Who Attend an Emergency Department
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Increasing attendances by children (aged 0-16 years) at UK emergency departments (EDs) is putting pressure on the National Health Service (NHS). Health professionals make complex judgements on whether children attending EDs can be sent home safely or require admission. The Pennine Acute Hospitals (PAT) Paediatric Observation Priority Score (PAT-POPS) was developed as an ED-specific screening tool for this purpose. A preliminary study showed it to be a potentially effective tool for deciding admission of children from the ED. Therefore, the focus of this study is to refine the original screening tool.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pediatric ALL | Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT-POPS | Diagnostic Test | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- label
- Children and young people
- description
- Aged 0-16 years
- interventionNames
- Diagnostic Test: PAT-POPS
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Admission or discharge
- timeFrame
- 12 months
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Maximum age
- 16 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Children and young people aged 0-16 years of age who attend the Emergency Department Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who are confirmed dead on arrival at the Emergency Department * Patients who attend the Emergency Department in cardio-respiratory arrest
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