Nighttime Communication Study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Communication

• Registration Number: NCT01836601
• Lead Sponsor: Boston Children's Hospital

Brief Summary

This study seeks to determine whether a family-centered nighttime communication intervention improves: 1) shared understanding by parents, residents, and nurses of hospitalized pediatric patient's medical plans, 2) parent-reported errors, 3) parent and provider experience of nighttime medical care.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-04
• Study First Submitted: 2013-04-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-04-17
• Study First Posted: 2013-04-22
• Primary Completion: 2014-11
• Study Completion: 2014-11
• Status Verified: 2015-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-07-28
• Last Update Posted: 2015-07-29

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1334

Inclusion Criteria

• Parents of patients admitted to the general pediatrics inpatient units
• Overnight nurses working on the general pediatrics inpatient units
• Overnight residents working on the general pediatrics inpatient units

Exclusion Criteria

• Non-English speaking parents

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Concordance between parent, resident, and nurse reported elements of the patient action plan and overall plan	18 months	This will be assessed through surveys administered to parents, residents, and nurses for a subset of patients every evening. Parent, resident, and nurse responses will be compared pre and post-intervention.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Parent-reported medical errors	18 months	This will be assessed through surveys administered to parents for a subset of patients every evening. Parent error reporting will be compared pre and post-intervention.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Boston Children's Hospital; 🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States