Solar-powered oxygen delivery for the treatment of children with hypoxemia: protocol for a cluster-randomized stepped-wedge controlled trial in Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Child mortality due to pneumonia is a major global health problem and is associated with hypoxemia. Access to safe and continuous oxygen therapy can reduce mortality; however, low-income countries may lack the necessary resources for oxygen delivery. We have previously demonstrated proof-of-concept that solar-powered oxygen (SPO₂) delivery can reliably provide medical oxygen remote settings with minimal access to electricity. This study aims to demonstrate the efficacy of SPO₂ in children hospitalized with acute hypoxemic respiratory illness across Uganda.

Methods

Objectives: Demonstrate efficacy of SPO₂ in children hospitalized with acute hypoxemic respiratory illness.

Study design

Multi-center, stepped-wedge cluster-random

SUBMITTER: Conradi N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6896330 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature