Parental presence on bedside clinical rounds (PPBCR) in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Parental presence on bedside clinical rounds in NICU; Public Health - Health service research

• Registration Number: ACTRN12612000506897
• Lead Sponsor: A/Prof Abdel-Latif Mohamed

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-05-10
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 110

Inclusion Criteria

Parents (mother and/or their partners) or guardians who fulfil the following criteria will be approached for inclusion in the study:

If their infant is anticipated to stay in NICU for minimal of 11 days. This cut-off is taken as the intervention (PPCBR and non-PPCBR) and washout period will take minimum of 3 days each. In addition we allowed first 2 days for not being included in the study as most mothers will be recovering from delivery/Caesarean Section/Anaesthesia …etc).

Exclusion Criteria

Parents (mother and/or their partners) or guardians who fulfil the following criteria will be excluded from the study:

1. If their infant is anticipated to stay in NICU for less than 11 days

2. If their infant is anticipated to be transferred to another NICU or local hospital in less than 11 days after admission.

3. Refused to participate in the study

4. Parents or guardians who do not have good command of English (it is not practical to include an interpreter during the rounds as this might put pressure on interpreter service (eg. to attend rounds at 08:30 daily for 7 days per patient and also it will lead to significant delay in the rounds).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
At the conclusion of each of the study arms [study (PPCBR)/control (PPCBR)], parents or guardians will be asked to complete satisfaction surveys which include questions pertaining to parent's insights regarding inclusion or exclusion from bedside clinical rounds. The survey includes questions regarding:<br>1. Knowledge and understanding<br>2. Communications and collaboration<br>3. Privacy and confidentiality<br>4. Parental Stressor Scale for hospitalized infants.[The survey should be completed at the conclusion of each study arm:<br>1. After attending rounds for 3 or 7 days according to infant gestation <br>2. After being excluded from rounds for 3 or 7 days according to infant gestation.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
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