Status:
COMPLETED
Intervention to Reduce Stress in 0-5 Year Olds With Burns
Lead Sponsor:
Massachusetts General Hospital
Conditions:
Stress, Psychological
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Eligibility:
All Genders
Up to 5 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The objectives of this study are to test and validate a simple, feasible intervention to reduce pediatric burn traumatic stress in 0-5 year old children and their parents. We have refined and impleme...
Detailed Description
Despite their clear vulnerability and demonstrated need, preschool children and their families have been the subject of very little research on traumatic stress following all types of injuries includi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All children between the ages of 0 to 5.9 years of age who are admitted to Shriners Hospitals for Children - Boston for an acute burn or reconstructive surgery
- Parent(s) or legal guardian is English- or Spanish-speaking
- Medical clinicians deem their patients appropriate candidates
Exclusion
- Children whose primary physicians or nurses think that their patient or parent should not be approached for the study due to high levels of stress, criminal or child protective service involvement
- Children whose parents the Chief of Staff or his designee does not believe should be approached for study because they have not consented in general to a participation in research studies during their child's hospitalization
- Children who are so gravely ill that their parents do not wish to talk
- The parents of initially excluded children may be approached for the study later in the child's hospital stay if any of these rule outs abate (most typically when a child is no longer critically ill).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
57 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00844896
Start Date
May 1 2008
End Date
August 1 2010
Last Update
October 16 2014
Active Locations (1)
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Shriners Hospitals for Children
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114