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Support Toolkit for Families of Children with Heart Disease

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Led By Deepika Thacker, MD

Research Sponsored by Nemours Children's Clinic

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 12 weeks

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial aims to assess the usefulness of a support tool for high-risk families in a cardiac center, with surveys for families & healthcare providers.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for English or Spanish-speaking parents of children with congenital heart disease who are being discharged from the Nemours Cardiac Center, as well as healthcare providers involved in their care.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study is testing a 'support tool' designed for families of high-risk children with heart disease during hospital stays and after they go home. It involves surveys to evaluate how helpful and practical the tool is.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial tests a support tool rather than a medical treatment, there are no direct physical side effects. However, participants may experience emotional or psychological impacts from using the tool.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 12 weeks

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~12 weeks

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 12 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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

Primary outcome measures

Acceptability of support tool

Feasibility of support tool

Trial Design

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Parent/Caregiver of high-risk children with heart diseaseExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

The parent/caregivers of high-risk children with heart disease coming to the Nemours Cardiac Center for care will be offered a "support tool" and will be asked for it's acceptance and feasibility through their experience.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Nemours Children's ClinicLead Sponsor

124 Previous Clinical Trials

18,126 Total Patients Enrolled

National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)NIH

268 Previous Clinical Trials

248,755 Total Patients Enrolled

Deepika Thacker, MDPrincipal InvestigatorNemours Children's Hospital, Delaware

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Is the current enrollment period open to participants?

"According to the clinicaltrials.gov website, this experiment has begun recruiting patients as of October 17th 2023 and is still actively searching for test subjects with updates made on the 23rd of October."

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How many test subjects are involved in this experiment?

"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov clearly states that this trial is in its recruitment phase, having been published on October 17th 2023 and last updated on the 23rd of the same month. They are looking for a total of 5 patients from 1 site to participate."

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Recent research and studies

Health PsychologyJournal

From Ideas to Efficacy: The ORBIT Model for Developing Behavioral Treatments for Chronic Diseases.

Czajkowski, Susan M., Lynda H. Powell, Nancy Adler, Sylvie Naar-King, Kim D. Reynolds, Christine M. Hunter, Barbara Laraia, et al.. 2015. “From Ideas to Efficacy: The ORBIT Model for Developing Behavioral Treatments for Chronic Diseases.”. Health Psychology. American Psychological Association (APA). doi:10.1037/hea0000161.

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Support Tool for Families of High-Risk Children With Heart Disease During Hospital Admission and After Discharge

Deepika Thacker 2023. "Support Tool for Families of High-Risk Children With Heart Disease During Hospital Admission and After Discharge". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05926661.

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