Health Literacy for Children With Atopic Dermatitis and Their Caregivers
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Terminated
- Enrollment
- 33
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI)
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of additional nursing instruction for the caregivers of newly diagnosed pediatric atopic dermatitis patients at the University of Missouri Dermatology clinic.
Detailed Description
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of additional nursing instruction for the caregivers of newly diagnosed pediatric atopic dermatitis patients at the University of Missouri Dermatology clinic. Caregivers of children with atopic dermatitis will be randomized to one of two instruction/education procedures. The goal is to determine if improved retention of information by caregivers/parents of children with atopic dermatitis is associated with better patient outcomes.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Health Services Research
- Masking
- Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- — to 7 Years (Child)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •New clinical diagnosis of pediatric atopic dermatitis, or existing atopic dermatitis but new patient to MU dermatology
- •Age 7 or under
Exclusion Criteria
- •Age 8 or above
Arms & Interventions
Physician/resident instruction
This arm is standard of care instruction given to parents/caregivers of children with atopic dermatitis by the dermatologist and/or dermatology resident during a patient visit.
Nurse instruction
Following the usual standard of care instruction by physician/resident (which both the treatment group and the non-treatment group will receive); the dermatology nurse will give enhanced instruction about skin care and medications to the caregivers/parents who were randomized to the treatment group.
Intervention: Nurse instruction (Behavioral)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI)
Time Frame: EASI administered by blinded investigator at the initial visit, prior to teaching intervention; EASI again administered by same blinded investigator at visit 2 (at 4 weeks).
The Eczema Area and Severity Index is used to document extent and severity of atopic dermatitis on child's skin at the beginning of the study and again at the follow-up visit. The purpose is to determine improvement or lack of improvement following teaching intervention by nurses in the dermatology clinic.
Secondary Outcomes
- Caregiver Questionnaire(Visit 2 (or Week 4 visit))
Investigators
Gretchen K Carlisle
Research Scientist
University of Missouri-Columbia