Abstract
This randomized clinical noninferiority trial compares solar-powered oxygen delivery vs standard oxygen delivery using compressed oxygen cylinders among children younger than 13 years with hypoxemic illness at 2 resource-constrained hospitals in Uganda.
Trial registration:
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02100865.
Publication types
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Multicenter Study
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Randomized Controlled Trial
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Child, Preschool
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Developing Countries
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Equivalence Trials as Topic
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Female
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Humans
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Hypoxia / mortality
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Hypoxia / therapy*
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Infant
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Infant, Newborn
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Length of Stay / statistics & numerical data
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Male
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Medically Underserved Area*
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Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / instrumentation*
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Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / methods
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Solar Energy*
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Time Factors
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Treatment Outcome
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Uganda / epidemiology
Associated data
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ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT02100865