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Structured Family Deliberation for Chronic Respiratory Failure

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Led By Nicholas A Jabre, MD
Research Sponsored by Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up duration of study period (12 months)
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Study Summary

This trial will evaluate a new way to help families make decisions about tracheostomy and home ventilation for their child. They will look at how well it works and if it is helpful to families.

Eligible Conditions
  • Chronic Respiratory Failure

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~duration of study period (12 months)
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and duration of study period (12 months) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Feasibility as assessed by proportion of families enrolled
Feasibility as assessed by proportion of successfully completed interventions
Feasibility as assessed by time spent engaging with the website by parents
Secondary outcome measures
Factors in decision making as assessed by participants responses to qualitative interview questions
Parental stress and coping as assessed by participants responses to qualitative interview
Preparedness in decision making as assessed by Preparation for Decision-Making Scale
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Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: InterventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Intervention families will participate in the Structured Family Deliberation that includes a clinician-led review of a web-based decisional aid.
Group II: ControlActive Control1 Intervention
Control families will undergo the standard decisional process for home ventilation and will also review the web-based decisional aid independently.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Johns Hopkins All Children's HospitalLead Sponsor
42 Previous Clinical Trials
5,007,243 Total Patients Enrolled
Nicholas A Jabre, MDPrincipal InvestigatorJohns Hopkins All Children's Hospital

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is there the possibility of my participation in this medical experiment?

"This research project is recruiting 15 individuals, ranging from 18 to 99 years old, who suffer from respiratory failure. Additional criteria for joining the trial include being a parent or legal guardian of children in either neonatal or pediatric intensive care with their doctor expecting a decision concerning home ventilation within 30 days."

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Are researchers still seeking volunteers for this trial?

"Affirmative. Data on clinicaltrials.gov reveals that the study, which was initially posted to the website on July 1st 2022, is presently enlisting participants. The trial requires 15 people from one medical centre."

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How many individuals are enrolled in this trial?

"Affirmative. The trial is actively recruiting, as evidenced by the information on clinicaltrials.gov which details that it was initial posted on July 1st 2022 and updated two weeks later. In total, 15 participants are necessary from a single location to complete this study's enrollment requirements."

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What is the desired outcome of this experimental research?

"The primary objective of this 12-month study is to ascertain the viability and effectiveness of this website by measuring parents' engagement. Secondary assessments involve surveying parental stress levels, evaluating factors influencing decision making, and gauging the structured family deliberation process's face validity through qualitative interviews with families."

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Does this therapeutic trial encompass those aged eighty-five or over?

"To be included in this trial, individuals must fall between the age of 18 and 99. There are 30 studies dedicated to youths under 18 years old, while 155 studies have been devoted to geriatrics over 65."

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~0 spots leftby Mar 2025