CTRI/2025/07/091953 [Registered on: 29/07/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On:
18/02/2026
Post Graduate Thesis
Yes
Type of Trial
Observational
Type of Study
Cohort Study
Study Design
Other
Public Title of Study
Checking the Accuracy of a New Score for Life-Threatening Infections in Children at Our Hospital.
Scientific Title of Study
External validation of phoenix score for sepsis in critically ill children: a single-center, prospective cohort study.
Trial Acronym
EPICS-V
Secondary IDs if Any
Secondary ID
Identifier
NIL
NIL
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)
Name
Dr Dasari Divyamsu
Designation
Junior Resident
Affiliation
AIIMS, Raipur
Address
Department of Pediatrics, 3rd Floor, B Block, New admin building, Tatibandh, GE Road, Raipur Chhattisgarh, 492099.
Raipur CHHATTISGARH 492099 India
Phone
8985350677
Fax
Email
divyamsu25@gmail.com
Details of Contact Person Scientific Query
Name
Dr Atul Jindal
Designation
Proffessor
Affiliation
AIIMS, Raipur
Address
Department of Pediatrics, Tatibandh, GE Road, Raipur Chhattisgarh, 492099.
Raipur CHHATTISGARH 492099 India
Phone
8224014667
Fax
Email
dratuljindal@gmail.com
Details of Contact Person Public Query
Name
Dr Atul Jindal
Designation
Proffessor
Affiliation
AIIMS, Raipur
Address
Department of Pediatrics, Tatibandh, GE Road, Raipur Chhattisgarh, 492099.
Raipur CHHATTISGARH 492099 India
Phone
8224014667
Fax
Email
dratuljindal@gmail.com
Source of Monetary or Material Support
NIL
Primary Sponsor
Name
Self Funded
Address
Nill
Type of Sponsor
Other [Nill]
Details of Secondary Sponsor
Name
Address
NIL
NIL
Countries of Recruitment
India
Sites of Study
No of Sites = 1
Name of Principal
Investigator
Name of Site
Site Address
Phone/Fax/Email
Dr Dasari Divyamsu
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Raipur
2C1, C Block, 2nd floor, hospital building, AIIMS, Raipur, Tatibandh, GE Road, Raipur Chhattisgarh, 492099. Raipur CHHATTISGARH
8985350677
divyamsu25@gmail.com
Details of Ethics Committee
No of Ethics Committees= 1
Name of Committee
Approval Status
Institute Ethics committee AIIMS Raipur
Approved
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI
Status
Not Applicable
Health Condition / Problems Studied
Health Type
Condition
Patients
(1) ICD-10 Condition: B90-B94||Sequelae of infectious and parasitic diseases,
Intervention / Comparator Agent
Type
Name
Details
Intervention
Nil
Nil
Inclusion Criteria
Age From
1.00 Month(s)
Age To
15.00 Year(s)
Gender
Both
Details
Suspected sepsis, operationalized as presence of a systemic antimicrobial (i.e. antibacterials, antimalarials, antimycotics, antivirals, antimycobacterial, or anthelmintics) and microbiological testing (bacterial and fungal cultures, viral testing, parasite testing, etc.) within the same 24-hour period.
ExclusionCriteria
Details
1.Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR): Requirement of CPR at the time of admission to the PICU.
2.Duration of PICU Stay less than 24 hours.
Method of Generating Random Sequence
Not Applicable
Method of Concealment
Not Applicable
Blinding/Masking
Not Applicable
Primary Outcome
Outcome
TimePoints
Mortality
within 28-days of suspected sepsis.
Secondary Outcome
Outcome
TimePoints
Mortality
within 72-hours of suspected sepsis.
Target Sample Size
Total Sample Size="225" Sample Size from India="225" Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"