Taking POSNA's OrthoKids to the People

Not Applicable

Withdrawn

• Conditions: Pediatric ALL; Fracture Forearm
• Interventions: Behavioral: Tablet-based educational intervention

• Registration Number: NCT04996745
• Lead Sponsor: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans

Brief Summary

The objective of this project is to determine the efficacy of a tablet-based educational intervention at improving orthopaedic health literacy amongst families of pediatric patients treated for fractures in an outpatient setting.

Detailed Description

This project aims to reduce knowledge disparity amongst caregivers of patients presenting for pediatric fracture care. At our institution, many patients presenting with fractures do not have easy access to either technology or the internet, preventing caregivers from benefiting from educational tools such as POSNA's OrthoKids®. We are planning to increase access and improve health literacy through a simple intervention of providing tablet-based access to POSNA's Orthokids while families are waiting for their physician. Families will be randomized to either standard waiting room experience vs. tablet-based educational intervention to limit selection bias. A brief pre-visit questionnaire will be completed by all caregivers to assess fracture and cast care knowledge as well as the highest educational degree obtained by the caregiver.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2021-07-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-08-02
• Study First Posted: 2021-08-09
• Study Start: 2021-10
• Primary Completion: 2022-08
• Study Completion: 2022-09
• Status Verified: 2024-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-08-23
• Last Update Posted: 2024-08-26

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: WITHDRAWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention Group	Tablet-based educational intervention	Patients randomized to the intervention group of the RCT will be given tablet-based education. The first clinic follow-up visit will consist of screening for consent, providing a QR code for Orthokids, and conducting the pre-intervention questionnaire. The pre-intervention questionnaire has two sections with questions pertaining to demographics and orthopedic knowledge. The second clinic follow-up visit will be provided with the tablet for repeat education, with Orthokids and the post-intervention questionnaire will be distributed. The post-intervention questionnaire has two sections with questions pertaining to orthopedic knowledge and satisfaction with care.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Knowledge questionnaire scores	up to the second clinic followup visit (Average 6 weeks)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Feedback about the OrthoKids website	up to the second clinic followup visit (Average 6 weeks)
Change in caregiver satisfaction scores	up to the second clinic followup visit (Average 6 weeks)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Children's Hospital of New Orleans; 🇺🇸 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States