Multimedia Based Information to Parents in a Pediatric Acute Ward: A Randomized Controlled Trial
This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Collaborator:
St. Olavs Hospital
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01659879
First received: August 2, 2012
Last updated: August 3, 2012
Last verified: August 2012
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Purpose
The aim of this study is to determine whether multimedia based health information presented in a pediatric acute ward to parents of children with breathing difficulties due to lower respiratory tract infections, is more effective than verbal information to reduce the parent's anxiety and to increase satisfaction with nursing care and health information.
| Condition | Intervention |
|---|---|
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Health Communication |
Behavioral: Multimedia information Behavioral: verbal information |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Health Services Research |
| Official Title: | Multimedia Based Information to Parents in a Pediatric Acute Ward: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
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Further study details as provided by Norwegian University of Science and Technology:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- parental anxiety [ Time Frame: at discharge from the acute ward. An average stay in the acute ward is about 5 hours. ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]evaluated with the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) (translated to Norwegian)
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- parental satisfaction with nursing care [ Time Frame: at discharge from the acute ward. An average stay in the acute ward is about 5 hours. ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]evaluated with the Consumer Emergency Care Satisfaction Scale (CECSS)
- Parental satisfaction with the health information given in the acute ward. [ Time Frame: 1-2 weeks after discharge from the hospital. An average stay in the acute ward is about 5 hours, and an average stay in the children's department is 2 days. ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Evaluated with a structured telephone interview 1-2 weeks after hospital discharge, performed by the main researcher.
| Enrollment: | 101 |
| Study Start Date: | January 2011 |
| Study Completion Date: | August 2011 |
| Primary Completion Date: | March 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
|---|---|
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Experimental: multimedia information
Health information concerning the child's diagnosis, treatment and recovery time after evaluation by the pediatrician, using a 15 minutes long standardized health information package with multimedia elements from the Norwegian website www.syktbarn.no (English version: www.childhealthguide.com)
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Behavioral: Multimedia information |
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Active Comparator: verbal information
Verbal health information by a nurse in the acute ward concerning the child's diagnosis, treatment and recovery time, after the evaluation by the pediatrician
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Behavioral: verbal information |
Detailed Description:
The intervention website www.syktbarn.no is an open Norwegian online resource for parents of small children, and the site contains videos, audio clips, animations, illustrations, pictures and text materials regarding children's illnesses and normal development. In addition, the parents can use an interactive symptom checker that will help them to decide what to do and when to seek medical advice when their child is sick. The uniqueness of the website is the authentic video clips of sick children with common childhood symptoms like breathing difficulties, signs of dehydration, rash, cough and fever.
Eligibility| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- parents of 0-15 years old children with breathing difficulties caused by LRTI (bronchiolitis, laryngitis or pneumonia) or asthma exacerbation
- ability to communicate and read Norwegian
Exclusion Criteria:
- parents of children with chronic diseases who have direct access to the acute ward, children with oxygen saturation less than 90 %, or other very sick children who need urgent treatment
Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01659879
Locations
| Norway | |
| Department of Pediatrics, St. Olav's University Hospital | |
| Trondheim, Norway | |
Sponsors and Collaborators
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
St. Olavs Hospital
Investigators
| Study Director: | Jon Skranes, MD, PhD | Norwegian University of Science and Technology |
| Principal Investigator: | Henrik Døllner, MD, PhD | St. Olavs Hospital |
More Information
Additional Information:
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| Responsible Party: | Norwegian University of Science and Technology |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01659879 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | LBK-2010/12-1 |
| Study First Received: | August 2, 2012 |
| Last Updated: | August 3, 2012 |
| Health Authority: | Norway: Norwegian Social Science Data Services |
Keywords provided by Norwegian University of Science and Technology:
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Parents Caregivers Anxiety Consumer satisfaction |
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