Nurse-To-Family Telehealth

Pediatric Disorder Clinical Trial

Official title:

Nurse-to-Family Telehealth for Pediatric Transfers: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05593900
• Other study ID #: 1062184
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 3, 2023
• Est. completion date: July 23, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: August 2023
• Source: University of California, Davis
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study will be a pilot test of using telehealth to allow nurses to connect with parents/guardians of pediatric patients who are being transferred between hospitals.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 116
• Est. completion date: July 23, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: July 2, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 8 Days and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

Children who:

• are aged 8 days to <=18 years

• present to a participating community hospital ED

• are accepted for inter-facility transfer to UC Davis

• are assigned to UC Davis unit D10, D7, or T6

• have an English-speaking adult parent/guardian at the bedside

Exclusion Criteria:

• does not have an English-speaking adult parent/guardian at the bedside

For parent surveys --

Inclusion Criteria:

• are parents/guardians of the eligible patients (described above)

• are age 18 years and older

• are English-speaking

Exclusion Criteria:

• are age less than 18 years

• have a preferred language that is other than English

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Pediatric Disorder

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Nurse-to-Family Video Chat
A Nurse-To-Family Video Chat will be offered to parents/guardians to virtually connect with their post-transfer nurse; this intervention is changing the behavior of how providers deliver healthcare and how parents/guardians engage in their child's care.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of California Davis Medical Center	Sacramento	California

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of California, Davis

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	Family-Centered Care	Unit of measure: mean score Measure/Tool: Family-Centered Care Experience (FACCE)	Day 0
Other	Family Experience	Unit of measure: mean score Measure/Tool: Emergency Department CAHPS (Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) 2 items measuring overall experience	Day 0
Other	Parent Acute Stress	Unit of measure: mean score Measure/Tool: (parent-reported survey) PROMIS 7-item Emotional Distress: Anxiety	Day 0
Other	Parent Distress	Unit of measure: mean score Measure/Tool: (parent-reported survey) PROMIS 7-item Emotional Distress: Anxiety	Day 30
Other	Change in level of care	Unit of measure: Proportion of subjects with change in level of care among eligible subjects.; subjects; - Definition: (chart review dichotomous outcome) Switching from an acute care unit or service to an intensive care unit or service, and vice versa.	Day 0
Primary	Assignment adherence	Proportion of eligible patients for whom the protocol assignment (telehealth vs standard of care) was followed	Day 0
Secondary	Fidelity: Launch prior to patient arrival	Whether or not telehealth connection was initiated prior to patient's arrival to UC Davis	Day 0
Secondary	Survey response rates	Proportion of completed surveys among eligible respondents	Day 0/Day 30