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Critical IllnessACIOSNCT06051526

The African Critical Illness Outcomes Study

An observational study of Critical Illness and Mortality, run by University of Cape Town at 1 site in Sudan.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

In Africa, the prevalence of critical illness is likely to be higher due to a greater burden of disease, and the associated mortality higher due to limited resources. This is a prospective, observational study to rapidly establish the prevalence of critical illness in in-hospital adult patients in Africa, and the… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Critical Illness, Mortality
How many people
20,159 participants
Where
1 siteSudan
Study dates
1 Sep 2023to 3 Jan 2024
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: All adult patients aged 18 years or over who have been admitted for inpatient care in any department or ward in participating hospitals.

Who may be able to join

  • All adult patients aged 18 years or over who have been admitted for inpatient care in any department or ward in participating hospitals.

Who cannot join

  • None

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Sudan1 site
  • Merowe Daman Hospital

    Khartoum

Other trials in Sudan

About this study

In Africa, the prevalence of critical illness is likely to be higher due to a greater burden of disease, and the associated mortality higher due to limited resources. This is a prospective, observational study to rapidly establish the prevalence of critical illness in in-hospital adult patients in Africa, and the resources available to provide essential critical care (care that should be available to every patient in the world) and factors associated with mortality. Rapid dissemination of these findings may help mitigate mortality from critical illness in Africa. These points provide the rationale for the African Critical Illness Outcomes Study.

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STUDY OBJECTIVES

The objectives of this study are to determine:

  1. The proportion of hospital patients who are critically ill,
  2. The mortality associated with critical illness,
  3. The proportion of critically ill patients who receive essential emergency and critical care,
  4. The relationship between essential emergency and critical care provision, and mortality, and
  5. The availability of resources necessary to provide essential emergency and critical care.

STUDY DESIGN

An African multi-centre prospective observational cohort study of adult (≥18 years) in-hospital patients. Patient follow up will be for a maximum of 7 days in-hospital.

The primary outcome is in-hospital mortality in adult hospital patients with and without critical illness in Africa.

The intention is to provide a representative sample of the mortality, the risk factors associated with mortality in adult patients with critical illness, and the resources available and interventions provided to treat critical illness in Africa. This study will run between September and November 2023.

PREPARATORY WORK

This study will be run by the African Perioperative Research Group (APORG), with a network of over 600 hospitals in more than 40 African countries which has successfully conducted the African Surgical Outcomes Study (ASOS), the ASOS-2 Trial, the African COVID-19 Critical Care Outcomes Study (ACCCOS) and the African Pediatric Surgical Outcomes Study (ASOS-PEDS).

IMPORTANCE OF THIS STUDY

To decrease the mortality associated with critical illness in Africa, it is important to rapidly establish the potential risk factors for mortality, and resources available to manage these patients. The APORG network has the capacity to provide these data timeously.

Medical subject headings
Critical Illness

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Study groups in NCT06051526
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Critically ill in-patientsAll adult inpatients in hospitals across Africa that are critically ill.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Presence of critical illness

    The number of participants with critical illness.

    Measured: 7 days

  2. In-hospital mortality (censored at 7-days)

    The number of participants with in-hospital mortality (censored at 7-days)

    Measured: 7 days

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Provision of essential emergency and critical care

    To number of critically ill patients who receive essential emergency and critical care.

    Measured: 7 days

  2. Length of hospital stay

    The length of hospital stay for critically ill patients

    Measured: 7 days

  3. Number of essential emergency and critical care resources available for care

    The number of essential emergency and critical care resources available

    Measured: 7 days

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted25 Sep 2023
  2. Study start1 Sep 2023
  3. Primary completion3 Jan 2024
  4. Study completion3 Jan 2024

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
20,159 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06051526
Sponsor's protocol ID
ACIOS
Acronym
ACIOS
Status last verified
Apr 2024
First submitted
1 Sep 2023
Last updated
10 Apr 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: A pragmatic and realistic dataset is fundamental to the success of the study. Data will be collected on paper on one-day in each hospital plus follow-up censored at 7 day.

Publications

  • Kayambankadzanja RK, Schell CO, Gerdin Warnberg M, Tamras T, Mollazadegan H, Holmberg M, Alvesson HM, Baker T. Towards definitions of critical illness and critical care using concept analysis. BMJ Open. 2022 Sep 5;12(9):e060972. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-060972.

    PubMed 36606666
  • Jenson A, Hansoti B, Rothman R, de Ramirez SS, Lobner K, Wallis L. Reliability and validity of emergency department triage tools in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review. Eur J Emerg Med. 2018 Jun;25(3):154-160. doi: 10.1097/MEJ.0000000000000445.

    PubMed 28263204
  • Kruisselbrink R, Kwizera A, Crowther M, Fox-Robichaud A, O'Shea T, Nakibuuka J, Ssinabulya I, Nalyazi J, Bonner A, Devji T, Wong J, Cook D. Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) Identifies Critical Illness among Ward Patients in a Resource Restricted Setting in Kampala, Uganda: A Prospective Observational Study. PLoS One. 2016 Mar 17;11(3):e0151408. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0151408. eCollection 2016.

    PubMed 26986466
  • Phua J, Faruq MO, Kulkarni AP, Redjeki IS, Detleuxay K, Mendsaikhan N, Sann KK, Shrestha BR, Hashmi M, Palo JEM, Haniffa R, Wang C, Hashemian SMR, Konkayev A, Mat Nor MB, Patjanasoontorn B, Nafees KMK, Ling L, Nishimura M, Al Bahrani MJ, Arabi YM, Lim CM, Fang WF; Asian Analysis of Bed Capacity in Critical Care (ABC) Study Investigators, and the Asian Critical Care Clinical Trials Group. Critical Care Bed Capacity in Asian Countries and Regions. Crit Care Med. 2020 May;48(5):654-662. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000004222.

    PubMed 31923030
  • Maharaj R, Raffaele I, Wendon J. Rapid response systems: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Crit Care. 2015 Jun 12;19(1):254. doi: 10.1186/s13054-015-0973-y.

    PubMed 26070457
  • Kayambankadzanja RK, Likaka A, Mndolo SK, Chatsika GM, Umar E, Baker T. Emergency and critical care services in Malawi: Findings from a nationwide survey of health facilities. Malawi Med J. 2020 Mar;32(1):19-23. doi: 10.4314/mmj.v32i1.5.

    PubMed 32733655
  • Baker T, Lugazia E, Eriksen J, Mwafongo V, Irestedt L, Konrad D. Emergency and critical care services in Tanzania: a survey of ten hospitals. BMC Health Serv Res. 2013 Apr 16;13:140. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-13-140.

    PubMed 23590288
  • Kayambankadzanja RK, Schell CO, Mbingwani I, Mndolo SK, Castegren M, Baker T. Unmet need of essential treatments for critical illness in Malawi. PLoS One. 2021 Sep 10;16(9):e0256361. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256361. eCollection 2021.

    PubMed 34506504
  • Schell CO, Gerdin Warnberg M, Hvarfner A, Hoog A, Baker U, Castegren M, Baker T. The global need for essential emergency and critical care. Crit Care. 2018 Oct 29;22(1):284. doi: 10.1186/s13054-018-2219-2.

    PubMed 30373648
  • Crawford AM, Shiferaw AA, Ntambwe P, Milan AO, Khalid K, Rubio R, Nizeyimana F, Ariza F, Mohammed AD, Baker T, Banguti PR, Madzimbamuto F. Global critical care: a call to action. Crit Care. 2023 Jan 20;27(1):28. doi: 10.1186/s13054-022-04296-3.

    PubMed 36670506
  • Mekontso Dessap A, Richard JM, Baker T, Godard A, Carteaux G. Technical Innovation in Critical Care in a World of Constraints: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023 May 1;207(9):1126-1133. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202211-2174CP.

    PubMed 36716353
  • Buowari DY, Owoo C, Gupta L, Schell CO, Baker T; EECC Network Group. Essential Emergency and Critical Care: A Priority for Health Systems Globally. Crit Care Clin. 2022 Oct;38(4):639-656. doi: 10.1016/j.ccc.2022.06.008.

    PubMed 36162903
  • Rudd KE, Johnson SC, Agesa KM, Shackelford KA, Tsoi D, Kievlan DR, Colombara DV, Ikuta KS, Kissoon N, Finfer S, Fleischmann-Struzek C, Machado FR, Reinhart KK, Rowan K, Seymour CW, Watson RS, West TE, Marinho F, Hay SI, Lozano R, Lopez AD, Angus DC, Murray CJL, Naghavi M. Global, regional, and national sepsis incidence and mortality, 1990-2017: analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study. Lancet. 2020 Jan 18;395(10219):200-211. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)32989-7.

    PubMed 31954465
  • Haagsma JA, Graetz N, Bolliger I, Naghavi M, Higashi H, Mullany EC, Abera SF, Abraham JP, Adofo K, Alsharif U, Ameh EA, Ammar W, Antonio CA, Barrero LH, Bekele T, Bose D, Brazinova A, Catala-Lopez F, Dandona L, Dandona R, Dargan PI, De Leo D, Degenhardt L, Derrett S, Dharmaratne SD, Driscoll TR, Duan L, Petrovich Ermakov S, Farzadfar F, Feigin VL, Franklin RC, Gabbe B, Gosselin RA, Hafezi-Nejad N, Hamadeh RR, Hijar M, Hu G, Jayaraman SP, Jiang G, Khader YS, Khan EA, Krishnaswami S, Kulkarni C, Lecky FE, Leung R, Lunevicius R, Lyons RA, Majdan M, Mason-Jones AJ, Matzopoulos R, Meaney PA, Mekonnen W, Miller TR, Mock CN, Norman RE, Orozco R, Polinder S, Pourmalek F, Rahimi-Movaghar V, Refaat A, Rojas-Rueda D, Roy N, Schwebel DC, Shaheen A, Shahraz S, Skirbekk V, Soreide K, Soshnikov S, Stein DJ, Sykes BL, Tabb KM, Temesgen AM, Tenkorang EY, Theadom AM, Tran BX, Vasankari TJ, Vavilala MS, Vlassov VV, Woldeyohannes SM, Yip P, Yonemoto N, Younis MZ, Yu C, Murray CJ, Vos T. The global burden of injury: incidence, mortality, disability-adjusted life years and time trends from the Global Burden of Disease study 2013. Inj Prev. 2016 Feb;22(1):3-18. doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2015-041616. Epub 2015 Dec 3.

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  • Meara JG, Leather AJ, Hagander L, Alkire BC, Alonso N, Ameh EA, Bickler SW, Conteh L, Dare AJ, Davies J, Merisier ED, El-Halabi S, Farmer PE, Gawande A, Gillies R, Greenberg SL, Grimes CE, Gruen RL, Ismail EA, Kamara TB, Lavy C, Lundeg G, Mkandawire NC, Raykar NP, Riesel JN, Rodas E, Rose J, Roy N, Shrime MG, Sullivan R, Verguet S, Watters D, Weiser TG, Wilson IH, Yamey G, Yip W. Global Surgery 2030: evidence and solutions for achieving health, welfare, and economic development. Lancet. 2015 Aug 8;386(9993):569-624. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60160-X. Epub 2015 Apr 26. No abstract available.

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Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Critical Illness and Mortality, run by University of Cape Town at 1 site in Sudan.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 10 Apr 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Sudan. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Presence of critical illness (time frame: 7 days). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06051526, which also lists 34 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 10 Apr 2024.

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