Trial Outcomes & Findings for Intervention to Reduce Stress in 0-5 Year Olds With Burns (NCT NCT00844896)

NCT ID: NCT00844896

Last Updated: 2014-10-16

Results Overview

Burn Outcomes Questionnaire (American Burn Association/Shriners Hospitals for Children) Short Form (0-4 year old version). Parent-rated questionnaire that focuses on child's pain and parent's worry. Scores range from 5-24, with a higher score indicative of worse outcomes. Change in scores was measured from baseline to six month follow-up

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

57 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

Baseline and six month follow-up

Results posted on

2014-10-16

Participant Flow

Children aged 0-5 years who were hospitalized for an acute or reconstructive burn injury and their families were eligible for participation in the study. Recruitment for the study occurred from May 2008-August 2010.

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
DEF-only
Distress Emotional Support and Family Assessment Treatment
DEF + COPE
Distress Emotional Support and Family Assessment Treatment and Creating Opportunities for Parent Empowerment Treatment
Overall Study
STARTED
29
28
Overall Study
COMPLETED
17
11
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
12
17

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure
DEF-only
Distress Emotional Support and Family Assessment Treatment
DEF + COPE
Distress Emotional Support and Family Assessment Treatment and Creating Opportunities for Parent Empowerment Treatment
Overall Study
Lost to Follow-up
12
16
Overall Study
Parents did not have time to complete
0
1

Baseline Characteristics

Intervention to Reduce Stress in 0-5 Year Olds With Burns

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
DEF-only
n=29 Participants
29 subjects in this arm of the study.
DEF + COPE
n=28 Participants
28 subjects in this arm of the study.
Total
n=57 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
29 Participants
n=5 Participants
28 Participants
n=7 Participants
57 Participants
n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Age, Continuous
1.9 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.4 • n=5 Participants
2.3 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.6 • n=7 Participants
2.1 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.5 • n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
12 Participants
n=5 Participants
11 Participants
n=7 Participants
23 Participants
n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
17 Participants
n=5 Participants
17 Participants
n=7 Participants
34 Participants
n=5 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
29 participants
n=5 Participants
28 participants
n=7 Participants
57 participants
n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Baseline and six month follow-up

Population: Intention to Treat (ITT)

Burn Outcomes Questionnaire (American Burn Association/Shriners Hospitals for Children) Short Form (0-4 year old version). Parent-rated questionnaire that focuses on child's pain and parent's worry. Scores range from 5-24, with a higher score indicative of worse outcomes. Change in scores was measured from baseline to six month follow-up

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
DEF-only
n=13 Participants
Distress Emotional Support and Family Assessment Treatment
DEF + COPE
n=6 Participants
Distress Emotional Support and Family Assessment Treatment and Creating Opportunities for Parent Empowerment Treatment
Change From Baseline in Burn Outcomes Questionnaire Short Form (0-4 Year Old Version) at Six Months
-4.9 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 4.6
-4.5 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.4

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Baseline and six month follow-up

Population: Intention to Treat (ITT)

Pediatric Symptom Checklist is an 18-item psychosocial checklist in which symptoms are rated from 0 (never) to 2 (often) and the last question is rated as yes or no (0 or 1). Items are summed and the score can range from 0-35, with a higher score indicative of more symptoms and a worse outcome. Change in scores were observed from baseline to six month follow-up

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
DEF-only
n=5 Participants
Distress Emotional Support and Family Assessment Treatment
DEF + COPE
n=2 Participants
Distress Emotional Support and Family Assessment Treatment and Creating Opportunities for Parent Empowerment Treatment
Change From Baseline in Pediatric Symptom Checklist at Six Months
2.9 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 7.9
1.0 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 5.7

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Baseline and six month follow-up

Population: Intention to treat (ITT)

Parenting Stress Index is a 12-item parent-rated questionnaire which employs a 1-5 Likert scale. Scores range from 12-60, with a lower score indicative of worse outcomes and a cutoff of 15. Change in scores were observed from baseline to six month follow-up.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
DEF-only
n=10 Participants
Distress Emotional Support and Family Assessment Treatment
DEF + COPE
n=4 Participants
Distress Emotional Support and Family Assessment Treatment and Creating Opportunities for Parent Empowerment Treatment
Change From Baseline in Parenting Stress Index at Six Months
7.1 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 12.6
-3.3 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 9.0

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Baseline and six month follow-up

Population: Intention to treat (ITT)

Child Stress Reaction Checklist Short Form is a 9-item parent-rated checklist. Scores range from 0-18 with a higher score indicative of worse outcomes. Change in scores were observed from baseline to six month follow-up

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
DEF-only
n=15 Participants
Distress Emotional Support and Family Assessment Treatment
DEF + COPE
n=7 Participants
Distress Emotional Support and Family Assessment Treatment and Creating Opportunities for Parent Empowerment Treatment
Change From Baseline in Child Stress Reaction Checklist Short Form at Six Month
0.8 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.5
0.7 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.4

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Baseline and six-month follow-up

Population: Intention to treat (ITT)

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Semi-Structured Interview is based on DSM-IV criteria, with a higher score indicative of increased symptoms of PTSD. The total rating was scored from 19 questions in three clusters of symptoms, with a score range of 0-38. Change in scores were observed from baseline to six month follow-up.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
DEF-only
n=12 Participants
Distress Emotional Support and Family Assessment Treatment
DEF + COPE
n=6 Participants
Distress Emotional Support and Family Assessment Treatment and Creating Opportunities for Parent Empowerment Treatment
Change From Baseline in PTSD Semi-Structured Interview at Six Months
-1.7 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 3.1
-1.5 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 4.6

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Baseline and six-month follow-up

Population: Intention to treat (ITT)

Hospital Emotional Support Form is a 12-question form that rates parents/caregivers need for in-hospital emotional support. Scores range from 11-24, with a lower score indicative of worse outcomes. Change in scores were observed from baseline to six month follow-up.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
DEF-only
n=16 Participants
Distress Emotional Support and Family Assessment Treatment
DEF + COPE
n=7 Participants
Distress Emotional Support and Family Assessment Treatment and Creating Opportunities for Parent Empowerment Treatment
Change From Baseline in Hospital Emotional Support Form From Six Months
1.1 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 3.8
2.0 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.6

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Baseline and six-month follow-up

Population: Intention to treat (ITT)

Stanford Acute Stress Reaction Questionnaire is a 31-question self-report measure for acute stress in parents. Scores range from 0-155 with a higher score indicative of worse outcomes. Change in scores were observed from baseline to six month follow-up.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
DEF-only
n=14 Participants
Distress Emotional Support and Family Assessment Treatment
DEF + COPE
n=6 Participants
Distress Emotional Support and Family Assessment Treatment and Creating Opportunities for Parent Empowerment Treatment
Change From Baseline in Stanford Acute Stress Reaction Questionnaire at Six Months
-9.6 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 42.5
13.8 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 33.2

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Baseline

Population: Intentional to treat (ITT)

Outcomes in this measure were quantified by the number of participants in either intervention (DEF-only or COPE+DEF). During the study, DEF intervention was part of the standard of care for all patients at Shriners Hospitals for Children-Boston and thus every participant in this study had been evaluated using DEF to determine distress, emotional and family support.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
DEF-only
n=29 Participants
Distress Emotional Support and Family Assessment Treatment
DEF + COPE
n=28 Participants
Distress Emotional Support and Family Assessment Treatment and Creating Opportunities for Parent Empowerment Treatment
DEF Participation
29 participants
28 participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: baseline and six month follow-up

Population: Intention to Treat (ITT)

Burn Outcomes Questionnaire (American Burn Association/Shriners Hospitals for Children) Short Form (5-18 Year Old Version) is a 3-item questionnaire with scores ranging from 0-18. A higher score is indicative of worse outcomes. Used for five year olds in the study. Change in scores were observed from baseline to six month follow-up.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
DEF-only
n=1 Participants
Distress Emotional Support and Family Assessment Treatment
DEF + COPE
Distress Emotional Support and Family Assessment Treatment and Creating Opportunities for Parent Empowerment Treatment
Change From Baseline in Burn Outcomes Questionnaire Short Form (5-18 Year Old Version) From Six Months.
-0.2 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.0

Adverse Events

DEF-only

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

DEF + COPE

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Frederick J. Stoddard Jr., M.D.,

Massachusetts General Hospital

Phone: (617) 371-4762

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place