Transitional Telehealth Home Care: REACH
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Enrollment
- 218
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Parental Stress Score
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 8 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The investigators want to determine if additional, increased contact with infants and families discharged to home after cardiac surgery improves infant and parent outcomes as compared to usual care.
Detailed Description
The investigators want to compare videoconferencing (SKYPE or FACTIME) and a monitoring system called Buddy Check is helpful. Buddy Check is a web-based tool using speech and internet technology to maintain contact with the health care team. Infants are randomized to usual care or the intervention which uses automated daily phone calls and 2 virtual home visits each week. Weights, oxygen levels, and amount of food taken are obtained by the primary caregiver (parent) daily and sent via automated phone call, text message or email messages based on primary caregiver's desired.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Cardiac surgery within 2.5 weeks of life,
- •Diagnosis of congenital heart disease,
- •Post menstrual age 37 weeks and older;
- •Minimum birth weight 2500 grams,
- •At least one parent speaks and reads English,
- •Anticipated discharge by 21 days of life
Exclusion Criteria
- •Cardiomyopathy,
- •Diagnosis of Genetic syndrome
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Parental Stress Score
Time Frame: Within 5 months of infant's life
Parental Stress will be measured through the use of the total score of Parental Stress Index collected at the completion of the study period for the infant and family, approximately 5 months of infant's life.
Secondary Outcomes
- Parental Quality of life Score(Within 5 months of infant's life)
- Parental Social Isolation Score(Within 5 months of Infant's life.)
- Weight Gain at 5 months.(Within 5 months of life)
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms(Within 5 month's of Infant's Life)