U.S., Oct. 9 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07864636) titled 'Automatic Versus As-Needed Follow-up After Hospitalization for Children With Medical Complexity' on Oct. 04.
Brief Summary: Children with medical complexity often receive a recommendation to see an outpatient clinician soon after leaving the hospital. It is uncertain whether every child needs this routine visit or whether follow-up can be guided by the family's concerns and the child's recovery. AFTERCARE is a multicenter pilot randomized trial comparing these two follow-up recommendations for children hospitalized with an acute infection.
Families will be assigned by chance to receive either a recommendation to arrange follow-up wi...