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
Active Locations (1)
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St George's Hospital
Tooting, United Kingdom, SW17 0QT