Status:
COMPLETED
Randomised Controlled Trial to Investigate the Effect of Parental Presence at Intensive Care Unit to Ward Transfer Bedside Rounds on Parental Anxiety and Children's Safety
Lead Sponsor:
University of Alberta
Collaborating Sponsors:
Canadian Medical Protective Association
Conditions:
Parental Anxiety
Children's Safety
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The investigators shall conduct a randomized controlled trial to investigate the effect of parental presence at transfer rounds on parental anxiety and patient safety following transfer from the Pedia...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Parents of cardiac children aged 1 day to 17 years admitted to PCICU
- Written informed consent and assent when appropriate
- Planned discharge from the PCICU to the ward.
Exclusion
- Parents with less than grade 6 reading skills as they will not be able to independently take the Spielberger's State -Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI).
- Parents who are not willing to be randomized to the control group in which they cannot be present for transfer rounds.
- Neonates being discharged from PCICU to NICU or neonates being discharged from NICU to wards.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
Estimated Enrollment :
200 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01883739
Start Date
June 1 2013
Last Update
December 19 2014
Active Locations (1)
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Pediatric Cardiac ICU, Stollery Children's Hospital
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2B7