Asking children and young people about their general health and well being as part of routine clinical outpatient care - a pilot randomised controlled trial

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Children in this study may have a range of chronic health conditions. Participating children will be from the following specialist paediatric outpatient clinics: asthma clinic, sleep clinic, encopresis clinic, and chronic constipation clinic.; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN16030620
• Lead Sponsor: Murdoch Children's Research Institute

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-01-21
• Last Update Posted: 24 June 2024
• Study Completion: 2024-08-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 87

Inclusion Criteria

All participants must meet one of the following criteria to be enrolled in this trial:
1. Is a child aged 4-17 years (inclusive) at the time of randomisation and who has an appointment (either new or review and either face to face or telehealth) with one of the participating outpatient clinics during the 5-week trial period.
2. Is a service provider (including clinicians, nurses, allied health staff) who provides outpatient care to children aged 4-17 years (inclusive) in one of the participating outpatient clinics during the trial period.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patient with a social flag on their electronic medical record (because they will not be able to access the patient portal system).
2. Any participant not able to communicate in English or require a translator as per their electronic medical record (because the patient portal system is only available in English).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified