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Improved Communication Techniques for Parental Stress

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Recruiting

Led By Jeffrey Edwards, MD, MA, MS

Research Sponsored by Columbia University

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 15 minutes

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial aims to explore if different ways of talking to parents can reduce their anxiety when consenting for medical care.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for parents or guardians of children in the pediatric intensive care units at Columbia University, whose child requires a central venous line (CVL) or peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC). Participants must speak English or Spanish.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study is examining whether different ways of communicating during the consent process can affect how anxious or comfortable parents feel about their child needing a CVL or PICC.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial focuses on communication techniques and not medical treatments, there are no direct physical side effects. However, emotional responses such as increased or decreased anxiety may occur.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 15 minutes

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~15 minutes

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 15 minutes for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Parental Anxiety

Parental Comfort Providing Consent

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Communication Technique 2Experimental Treatment1 Intervention

A new communication technique will be used in this group.

Group II: Communication Technique 1Active Control1 Intervention

A standard communication technique will be used in this group.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Columbia UniversityLead Sponsor

1,433 Previous Clinical Trials

2,447,209 Total Patients Enrolled

Jeffrey Edwards, MD, MA, MSPrincipal InvestigatorColumbia University

Media Library

Communication Technique 2 Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05842356 — N/A

Childhood Research Study Groups: Communication Technique 1, Communication Technique 2

Childhood Clinical Trial 2023: Communication Technique 2 Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05842356 — N/A

Communication Technique 2 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05842356 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Are there any openings in this clinical experimentation for new participants?

"Currently, the study's listing on clinicaltrials.gov reveals that it is not actively recruiting; however, there are 352 other trials which require enrolment. This particular trial was posted on May 1st 2023 and its last edit occured in April 24th 2023."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Parental Feelings About Their Child Needing a Central Line

Jeffrey D. Edwards 2023. "Parental Feelings About Their Child Needing a Central Line". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05842356.