A Nursing Intervention to Enhance Child Comfort and Psychological Well-Being During and Following PICU Hospitalization

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-08-31

Study Completion Date

2013-07-31

Brief Summary

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Children who become critically ill and require Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)hospitalization may develop negative psychological outcomes following discharge. This pilot study will test a nursing intervention that seeks to promote child comfort, sleep and psychological well-being during and following PICU hospitalization.

Study objectives are to:

1. test the feasibility and acceptability of a PICU comfort care intervention that can be administered by nursing staff
2. examine the feasibility and acceptability of data collection procedures
3. pilot test outcome measures
4. determine effect sizes to inform sample size calculation for a future multi-centred randomized controlled trial (RCT).

The intervention will take place in the PICU, and consists of a parental soothing activity followed by a quiet period in which earmuffs are placed over the child's ears to block noise. Children's sleep time and comfort level will be monitored in the PICU, and the investigators will follow them for 3 months post-discharge to examine the effects of the intervention on psychological well-being.

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Detailed Description

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Background: Children who become critically ill and require Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) hospitalization may develop negative psychological outcomes following discharge. Despite this concern, there have been no systematic attempts to intervene with critically ill children to promote well-being, and prevent long term sequelae. The aim of this pilot study is to test the feasibility and acceptability of a PICU nursing intervention that seeks to enhance child comfort and promote sleep quality and duration in the PICU, potentially promoting psychological well-being post-discharge. The intervention is based on principles of Developmental Care, a philosophy of care that includes the child and family, and incorporates intervention strategies to reduce environmental stressors and improve quality of life. In view of the critically ill child's state of physical and emotional vulnerability, and the highly noxious environmental stimuli they are exposed to in the PICU, our proposed intervention has the potential to enhance physiological and psychological stability in this population. We will examine intervention effects on children's quality of sleep and sleep duration in the PICU, psychological distress post-PICU, and on parent anxiety during and following their child's PICU hospitalization.

Objectives: (1) To test the feasibility and acceptability of a PICU comfort care intervention that can be administered by nursing staff; (2) to examine the feasibility and acceptability of data collection procedures; (3) to pilot test outcome measures; and (4) to determine effect sizes to inform sample size calculation for a future multi-centred randomized controlled trial (RCT).

Design: A pilot study will be conducted using RCT design.

Outcomes: Results of this pilot study will provide essential information regarding feasibility of recruitment and randomization, as well as feasibility and acceptability of the developmental care intervention and data collection procedures - all of which will be incorporated into a full-scale RCT. While sample size is insufficient to allow statistical analyses, we will obtain initial estimates regarding changes in sleep duration, sleep fragmentation, and psychological well-being post-intervention.

Conditions

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Psychological Stress

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Comfort Care

Parental soothing, including tactile and auditory strategies, followed by a quiet period with the application of earmuffs to block auditory stimulation

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Comfort Care

Intervention Type OTHER

The intervention will consist of two parts: (1) A 15-20 minute period of parental soothing at the bedside comprised of calming activities which the child and parents are familiar with; (2) A quiet period will follow, in which earmuffs are applied over the child's ears to block auditory stimulation. The intervention will take place twice/24 hours, up to a maximum of 72 hours. Total time of first (daytime) intervention will be 2 hours, and of second (night-time) intervention will be 7 hours.

Usual Care

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Usual care

Intervention Type OTHER

Usual nursing care for the child in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, including usual parental involvement and usual exposure to unit noise levels.

Interventions

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Comfort Care

The intervention will consist of two parts: (1) A 15-20 minute period of parental soothing at the bedside comprised of calming activities which the child and parents are familiar with; (2) A quiet period will follow, in which earmuffs are applied over the child's ears to block auditory stimulation. The intervention will take place twice/24 hours, up to a maximum of 72 hours. Total time of first (daytime) intervention will be 2 hours, and of second (night-time) intervention will be 7 hours.

Intervention Type OTHER

Usual care

Usual nursing care for the child in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, including usual parental involvement and usual exposure to unit noise levels.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Child aged 6-17 admitted to the PICU of one Canadian, university teaching hospital
* Child in age-appropriate grade at school (+- 1 year)
* Child can read and speak English or French
* Parent or primary caregiver willing to participate in the intervention, who can read, speak and write English or French

Exclusion Criteria

* Child diagnosed with a sleep disorder, seizure disorder, hearing disorder, or who has had neurological surgery that precludes sleep measurement
* Child expected to die during their PICU stay

Minimum Eligible Age

6 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

17 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No