Impact of Journal Program on Wellbeing of NICU Parents

NCT ID: NCT04331925

Last Updated: 2020-04-02

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-02-01

Study Completion Date

2019-12-12

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of a journaling program on rates of anxiety and depression in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) parents.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Anxiety Depression

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SCREENING

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Anxiety and depression screening

Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) questionnaire administered at the start of the study. After two weeks or at the time of discharge, participants will complete the HADS questionnaire again

Group Type OTHER

Anxiety and depression screening

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

At the time of consent, the participant parent will be randomized into either the control or intervention groups. The control group will complete the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) questionnaire at the start of the study. After two weeks or at the time of discharge, the control group will complete the HADS questionnaire again.

Journaling

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Parents randomized into the intervention group be given verbal instructions to use a journal how/when they choose for the duration of the intervention period

Anxiety and depression screening with journaling

Parents randomized into the intervention group be given verbal instructions to use a journal how/when they choose for the duration of the intervention period. They will also complete the HADS questionnaire before and after the intervention period of two weeks. At the end of the intervention period, these parents will also complete a survey regarding their experience with journaling

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Journaling

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Parents randomized into the intervention group be given verbal instructions to use a journal how/when they choose for the duration of the intervention period

Interventions

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Anxiety and depression screening

At the time of consent, the participant parent will be randomized into either the control or intervention groups. The control group will complete the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) questionnaire at the start of the study. After two weeks or at the time of discharge, the control group will complete the HADS questionnaire again.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Journaling

Parents randomized into the intervention group be given verbal instructions to use a journal how/when they choose for the duration of the intervention period

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Mother, father, and/or legal guardian of infant
* \> 28 weeks gestation
* At least 5 days anticipated admission in Vanderbilt NICU

Exclusion Criteria

* \< 28 weeks gestation
* Expected death or discharge within 5 days of admission
* Primary medical team feels that participation would be disruptive or detrimental to infant's care
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Vanderbilt University Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Laura Shashy

Clinical Fellow

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Amy Weitlauf, PHD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Locations

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Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Russell LN, Gregory ML, Warren ZE, Weitlauf AS. Uptake and impact of journaling program on wellbeing of NICU parents. J Perinatol. 2021 Aug;41(8):2057-2062. doi: 10.1038/s41372-021-00983-1. Epub 2021 Mar 1.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 33649444 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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181831

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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