Status:

ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION

Using NICU Discharge Education Tools to Enhance Discharge Preparation for Parents of Moderate to Late Preterm Infants

Lead Sponsor:

Northwell Health

Conditions:

Discharge Readiness

Eligibility:

All Genders

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to improve the transition to home for preterm infants born between 33-36 weeks gestational age and discharged from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) through th...

Detailed Description

Currently, parents of 33-36 weeks gestational age neonates discharged from the NICU receive discharge-related information, including feeding plan, medications, follow up appointments, and more, from t...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Parent and/or legal guardian of all preterm infants born at a gestational age (GA) between 33 weeks and 0 days, and 36 weeks and 6 days, at Cohen Children's Medical Center (CCMC) that will be admitted to and discharged from the NICU will be included in this study.
  • A maximum of one parent/guardian for each eligible infant will be included in the study.
  • Twin infants will be treated as separate study subjects.
  • The nurse in charge of discharging the eligible infant will be included in the study.

Exclusion

  • Parents of infants not being discharged to home from CCMC NICU (ie discharged to rehab and/or other facilities).
  • NICU patients with a diagnosis of congenital heart disease requiring intervention during current admission (This is due to the fact that these patients already have specific discharge instructions/transition plan(s) in place).
  • Parents/guardians that are Non-English speaking will be excluded from the study due to the inability of the current study to provide all interventions in non-English languages.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 8 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

October 8 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

1200 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06177951

Start Date

January 8 2024

End Date

October 8 2024

Last Update

March 19 2024

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Cohen Children's Medical Center

Queens, New York, United States, 11040