The Effect of a Family-Centered Nighttime Communication Bundle on Shared Mental-Model Building, Safety, and Patient Experience

Boston Children's Hospital1 site in 1 country1,334 target enrollmentApril 2013

ConditionsCommunication

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Communication
Sponsor: Boston Children's Hospital
Enrollment: 1334
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Concordance between parent, resident, and nurse reported elements of the patient action plan and overall plan
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 10 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

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.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

April 2013

End Date

November 2014

Last Updated

10 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Single Group

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Boston Children's Hospital

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Alisa Khan

Instructor, Pediatrics

Boston Children's Hospital

Eligibility Criteria

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

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Concordance between parent, resident, and nurse reported elements of the patient action plan and overall plan

Time Frame: 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.