Support Tool for Families of High-Risk Children With Heart Disease During Hospital Admission and After Discharge

Not Applicable

Terminated

• Conditions: Heart Disease Congenital
• Interventions: Other: NCC Support Toolkit

• Registration Number: NCT05926661
• Lead Sponsor: Nemours Children's Clinic

Brief Summary

The goal of this study is to pilot the "support tool" in the Nemours Cardiac Center to assess acceptability and feasibility. This tool will be offered to 5 high-risk families, and they will be asked to complete a survey. In addition, healthcare providers including bed-side nurses and cardiologists will be asked to complete a survey to assess the feasibility of the tool.

Detailed Description

Despite advances in the care of children with heart disease, those affected often remain in need of complex care after hospital discharge. Multiple medications, tube feeds, and medical equipment are a few of the care needs parents face upon leaving the hospital. Unsurprisingly, many parents report problems in the transition of care from the hospital to the home. Clinical providers express frustration related to challenges with family education and communication around the time of discharge. Research is required to identify intervention strategies to improve parent/ caregiver confidence with caring for their child after discharge and reduce unintended resource utilization after discharge including clinical deterioration, unplanned 30-day readmissions, emergency department (ED) visits and nonadherence to outpatient appointments.

In Aim 1 of the study, the investigators identified the modifiable barriers, perceived needs, and opportunities for intervention to support parents/ caregivers in meeting the care needs of the high-risk child with heart disease after discharge by conducting semi-structured qualitative interviews with parents/ caregivers and healthcare personnel. And based on participants' responses, the investigators developed a support tool to improve parent/ caregiver comfort with caring for the high-risk child and improve post discharge outcomes. The objective of this study is to pilot this support tool in 5 high-risk families in Nemours Cardiac Center and assess the acceptability and feasibility based on their experience.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2023-05-30
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-06-21
• Study First Posted: 2023-07-03
• Study Start: 2023-11-29
• Primary Completion: 2024-04-30
• Study Completion: 2024-04-30
• Status Verified: 2024-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-07-23
• Last Update Posted: 2024-07-25

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: TERMINATED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 5

Inclusion Criteria

• Parents of a child with congenital heart disease and planned discharge from the Nemours Cardiac Center.

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Exclusion Criteria

• Non-English and Non-Spanish speaking families.

The Healthcare providers group is pre-identified and they will be invited to provide feedback through semi-structured qualitative interviews only. They will not receive any intervention. Their participation will be voluntary.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Parent/Caregiver of high-risk children with heart disease	NCC Support Toolkit	The parent/caregivers of high-risk children with heart disease coming to the Nemours Cardiac Center for care will be offered a "support tool" and will be asked for it's acceptance and feasibility through their experience.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Acceptability of support tool	12 weeks	By administering surveys to 5 families
Feasibility of support tool	12 weeks	By administering surveys to the bed-side nurses and cardiologists.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Nemours Children's Hospital; 🇺🇸 Wilmington, Delaware, United States