Transition From Hospital to Home in Solid Organ Transplant (SOT)

Completed

• Conditions: Solid Organ Transplant

• Registration Number: NCT00907023
• Lead Sponsor: Medical College of Wisconsin

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to determine the influences of discharge teaching and care coordination on how ready a parent is to take their child home from the hospital after a solid organ (kidney, heart and liver) transplant. This study will also look into how the parent handles coping, utilization of healthcare resources, and parent adjustment 3 weeks after discharge from the hospital.

Detailed Description

Parents of children that have received a heart, kidney or liver transplant will be asked to participate in this protocol. Involvement in this study involves completion of questionnaires prior to the child being discharged from the hospital. Three weeks after discharge, there will also be a follow-up phone call to complete more questionnaires.

Readiness for hospital discharge is a under-investigated topic in pediatric solid organ transplant patients, despite the increasing number of pediatric patients undergoing transplant surgery. Results from this study will be used to develop an intervention program to promote readiness for hospital discharge in parents of children who receive a solid organ transplant.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-01
• Study First Submitted: 2009-05-20
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-05-21
• Study First Posted: 2009-05-22
• Primary Completion: 2010-05
• Study Completion: 2011-05
• Status Verified: 2011-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-11-08
• Last Update Posted: 2011-11-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 37

Inclusion Criteria

• parents of children who have undergo a heart, kidney, or liver transplant
• English Speaking
• Parents are 18 years of age or older

Exclusion Criteria

• parents with significant cognitive or communication impairment that would not allow them to complete the questionnaires
• parent whose child is receiving their 2nd or 3rd organ transplant

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Determine the influences of care coordination and discharge teaching on readiness for discharge in solid organ transplant recipients	2 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Determine the relationship of parent readiness for hospital discharge with coping, utilization of healthcare resources, medication adherence, and parent adjustment following hospital discharge	2 years

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

Levine Children's Hospital; 🇺🇸 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Children's Memorial Hospital; 🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States

Children's Hospital of Wisconsin; 🇺🇸 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States