N/A
Completed N=31
Improving Outcomes After PICU Admission: A Pilot Study
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01737021 ↗Enrolled (actual)
31
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
May 2015
Primary outcomePrimary: The Number of Feasibility Criteria Successfully Met — 3; 1 Number of criteria successfully met
Summary
1. Evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of an information based intervention delivered to parents following their child's admission to paediatric intensive care;
2. Evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the study design and procedures;
3. Explore the effects of the intervention on parent and child psychological outcomes 3-6 months post discharge from PICU;
4. Explore the effects of parental stress experienced during PICU admission on the effectiveness of the intervention;
5. To provide data that, combined with results from other studies, could inform the sample size for a future multi-site RCT.
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY The Number of Feasibility Criteria Successfully Met |
3; 1 | — |
| SECONDARY Impact of Events Scale (IES) |
— | — |
| SECONDARY Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) |
— | — |
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Unplanned emergency admissions to PICU for at least 12 hours
- Parent or primary carer speaks and can read English
Exclusion Criteria
- Child dies whilst on ward
- Child discharged with a terminal illness
- Child has had multiple PICU admission in the past
- Staff feel it is inappropriate to approach family
- Family live overseas
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01737021). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.