Status:

COMPLETED

Resourcefulness Intervention With Parents of Technology-Dependent Children

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)

Conditions:

Depressive Symptoms

Multiple Chronic Conditions

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Technology-dependent children, those who live at home but rely on medical equipment such as mechanical ventilation or feeding tubes, require complex care for their chronic condition. Parents usually p...

Detailed Description

Technology-dependent children, those who rely on medical equipment such as mechanical ventilation or feeding tubes for daily care at home, are among the sickest and most vulnerable subset of children ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • parent caregiver (biological, adoptive, or foster mother, father, grandmother or grandfather) for a technology-dependent child based on the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) classification criteria (Group 1, mechanical ventilator; Group 2, intravenous nutrition/medication; Group 3 respiratory or nutritional support)
  • at least 18 years of age
  • able to speak and understand English due to the availability of the intervention and instruments in English only
  • the technology-dependent child must be age 17 years or younger and receive care in the home from his/her parent

Exclusion

  • Parents of children with a cancer diagnosis will be excluded from participation due to the potentially life-threatening, terminal nature of the illness and grief reactions associated with a cancer diagnosis that may limit their ability to participate over the 6 month study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 5 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 9 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

93 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03301831

Start Date

February 5 2018

End Date

December 9 2019

Last Update

October 25 2021

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University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106-5065