Status:

COMPLETED

The Experiences of Children and Caregivers Given PICU Storybooks

Lead Sponsor:

University of Surrey

Collaborating Sponsors:

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Conditions:

PTSD

Critical Illness

Eligibility:

All Genders

3+ years

Brief Summary

1. To assess the acceptability and feasibility of a study design aimed at evaluating the efficacy of a newly developed intervention for children and their caregivers following discharge from PICU 2. T...

Detailed Description

Admission to a Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) can be extremely stressful for patients and their caregivers. Both are at heightened risk of psychological distress, including post-traumatic stres...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Parent-child dyads where the child has been admitted to the St Georges Hospital PICU during the recruitment phase.
  • At time of discharge, the parent is at least 18 years old, and the child is between 3 and 15 years old with an assumed cognitive ability of at least 3 years.
  • Child's admission was at least 24 hours in duration.

Exclusion

  • Parent-child dyads that do not meet all inclusion criteria above, or;
  • The child's admission was due to a non-accidental injury or they are known to be the subject of safeguarding concerns within their family;
  • Either the parent or child has a severe visual impairment, or the parent is unable to read.
  • The child is 'Looked after'/in foster care.
  • The child is discharged from PICU to end of life care.
  • Either the parent or child is participating in other intervention research for PICU survivors, is in receipt of psychological therapy in relation to the admission, or has already received a storybook about this most recent PICU admission.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 5 2019

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 28 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

24 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04041401

Start Date

June 5 2019

End Date

February 28 2020

Last Update

December 19 2023

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St George's Hospital

Tooting, United Kingdom, SW17 0QT