NCT00001816

Brief Summary

This study seeks to evaluate the impact of Starbright World (SBW) on hospitalized children. SBW is a virtual environment designed to link seriously ill children into an interactive online community where they can play games, learn about their condition, or talk with other ill children who are connected to the network. Our outcome evaluation of SBW will include assessments of pain, mood (anxious, depressed and energetic), anger, loneliness, and willingness to return to the NIH for treatment of children who are being treated at NIH. They will be assessed while engaging in "normal" recreational activities (in one of two available playrooms) and while using Starbright World. In addition, we will conduct a process evaluation of the implementation of Starbright World.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
35

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started May 1999

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

May 1, 1999

Completed
6 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

November 3, 1999

Completed
1.2 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

February 1, 2001

Completed
1.9 years until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

December 10, 2002

Completed
Last Updated

March 4, 2008

Status Verified

May 1, 2000

First QC Date

November 3, 1999

Last Update Submit

March 3, 2008

Conditions

Child, Hospitalized

Keywords

AngerLonelinessMoodPsychosocialVirtual Network

Eligibility Criteria

Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Children between the ages of 8 and 21. Currently on active protocol at NIH. Access to playrooms on the 9th, 11th, 13th, and 14th floors. Ability to read and understand English. No presence of mental illness. Ability to understand and/or perform tasks involved in using Starbright World.

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Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States

Location

Related Publications (3)

  • Bieri D, Reeve RA, Champion DG, Addicoat L, Ziegler JB. The Faces Pain Scale for the self-assessment of the severity of pain experienced by children: development, initial validation, and preliminary investigation for ratio scale properties. Pain. 1990 May;41(2):139-150. doi: 10.1016/0304-3959(90)90018-9.

    PMID: 2367140BACKGROUND

  • Brennan PF, Moore SM, Smyth KA. The effects of a special computer network on caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease. Nurs Res. 1995 May-Jun;44(3):166-72.

    PMID: 7761293BACKGROUND

  • Izenberg N, Lieberman DA. The Web, communication trends, and children's health. Part 4: How children use the Web. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 1998 Jun;37(6):335-40. doi: 10.1177/000992289803700601.

    PMID: 9637896BACKGROUND

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Sponsor Type
NIH

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

November 3, 1999

First Posted

December 10, 2002

Study Start

May 1, 1999

Study Completion

February 1, 2001

Last Updated

March 4, 2008

Record last verified: 2000-05

Locations

US(1)