Multimedia Based Information to Parents in a Pediatric Acute Ward: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to determine whether multimedia based health information presented in a pediatric acute ward to parents of children with breathing difficulties due to lower respiratory tract infections, is more effective than verbal information to reduce the parent's anxiety and to increase satisfaction with nursing care and health information.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable
Started Jan 2011
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
January 1, 2011
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
March 1, 2011
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
August 1, 2011
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
August 2, 2012
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
August 8, 2012
CompletedDecember 29, 2023
December 1, 2023
2 months
August 2, 2012
December 28, 2023
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
parental anxiety
evaluated with the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) (translated to Norwegian)
at discharge from the acute ward. An average stay in the acute ward is about 5 hours.
Secondary Outcomes (2)
parental satisfaction with nursing care
at discharge from the acute ward. An average stay in the acute ward is about 5 hours.
Parental satisfaction with the health information given in the acute ward.
1-2 weeks after discharge from the hospital. An average stay in the acute ward is about 5 hours, and an average stay in the children's department is 2 days.
Study Arms (2)
multimedia information
EXPERIMENTALHealth information concerning the child's diagnosis, treatment and recovery time after evaluation by the pediatrician, using a 15 minutes long standardized health information package with multimedia elements from the Norwegian website www.syktbarn.no (English version: www.childhealthguide.com)
verbal information
ACTIVE COMPARATORVerbal health information by a nurse in the acute ward concerning the child's diagnosis, treatment and recovery time, after the evaluation by the pediatrician
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- parents of 0-15 years old children with breathing difficulties caused by LRTI (bronchiolitis, laryngitis or pneumonia) or asthma exacerbation
- ability to communicate and read Norwegian
You may not qualify if:
- parents of children with chronic diseases who have direct access to the acute ward, children with oxygen saturation less than 90 %, or other very sick children who need urgent treatment
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Norwegian University of Science and Technologylead
- St. Olavs Hospitalcollaborator
Study Sites (1)
Department of Pediatrics, St. Olav's University Hospital
Trondheim, Norway
Related Publications (1)
Botngard A, Skranes LP, Skranes J, Dollner H. Multimedia based health information to parents in a pediatric acute ward: a randomized controlled trial. Patient Educ Couns. 2013 Dec;93(3):389-93. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2013.04.017. Epub 2013 May 15.
PMID: 23684375RESULT
Related Links
- an open online resource in Norwegian for parents of small children, containing videos, audio clips, animations, illustrations, pictures and text materials regarding children's illnesses and normal development
- an open online resource for parents of small children, containing videos, audio clips, animations, illustrations, pictures and text materials regarding children's illnesses and normal development
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Jon Skranes, MD, PhD
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Henrik Døllner, MD, PhD
St. Olavs Hospital
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
August 2, 2012
First Posted
August 8, 2012
Study Start
January 1, 2011
Primary Completion
March 1, 2011
Study Completion
August 1, 2011
Last Updated
December 29, 2023
Record last verified: 2023-12