Testing a mobile decision tool for childhood breathing illnesses in Ugandan health centers
Tests the ALRITE mobile tool with health workers caring for children's breathing illnesses.
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Registry title: Optimization and Testing of ALRITE, a Clinical Decision Support Tool for Management of Respiratory Illnesses in Young Children in Primary Care Health Facilities in Uganda
Key facts
- Where
- Kampala, UgandaSee the site
Where in Uganda
- Makerere University Lung InstituteKampala, UgandaNo longer taking part
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- University of Washington
- Trial code
- NCT07369817
- Record updated
- 27 January 2026
- Original description
The goal of this study is to pilot test the feasibility of a mobile health clinical decision support tool called ALRITE for the diagnosis and management of acute lower respiratory illnesses in young children in Uganda. Asthma/wheezing illness, in particular, is underdiagnosed in this setting. The main questions the study aims to answer are:Read full original descriptionShow less
Optimization and Testing of ALRITE, a Clinical Decision Support Tool for Management of Respiratory Illnesses in Young Children in Primary Care Health Facilities in Uganda
The goal of this study is to pilot test the feasibility of a mobile health clinical decision support tool called ALRITE for the diagnosis and management of acute lower respiratory illnesses in young children in Uganda. Asthma/wheezing illness, in particular, is underdiagnosed in this setting. The main questions the study aims to answer are:
* Are the intervention structure, processes, outcomes, and implementations strategies feasible to conduct in the desired settings? * Does ALRITE increase the diagnosis of wheezing illness among children seen at Ugandan health centers?
Researchers will compare outcomes before and after ALRITE deployment to healthcare workers at 4 Ugandan healthcare centers using an interrupted time series design. Study participants are healthcare workers.
There will be12 months of baseline data collection ("baseline period"), at the beginning of which healthcare workers will be enrolled at each site. Following the baseline period, health workers will receive ALRITE training and will be encouraged but not required to use ALRITE in clinical care for a 6-month intervention period. Health worker participants will fill out surveys and participate in focus group discussions to provide feedback.
Inclusion: Healthcare workers employed at each study site with a minimum of 6 months' experience of caring for children with respiratory symptoms in general outpatient care; Completed one of the following training programs: medical officer, clinical officer, nurse, midwife; proficient in reading and speaking English, one of the official languages of Uganda; at least 18 years of age.
Exclusion: inability to read/write English.