Apply the (MyTransition) App In Transition

NCT03188224 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: ApplyIT Study
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 39
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Moving from child care to adult care is a hard time for patients and their families. Parents of children with chronic conditions say they need more support around the time of changing care. Care providers say they do not have the tools to provide smooth transitions or help their patients manage their own health. This study is to see if a smart-phone-based app (named MyTransition) can improve healthcare transition experiences and health outcomes for youth, compared to usual care.

Conditions

Chronic Health Condition

Keywords

Transition; Improved patient outcomes; RCT; Child health; Empower youth

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Completion of Data Collection

  Completion rate of 90% for all outcomes.

  6-Month Follow-Up

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Change in Short Form Six-Dimension (SF-6D)

  Baseline, 3-month follow-up, 6-month follow-up

Other Outcomes (4)

• Change in Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8)

  Baseline, 3-month follow-up, 6-month follow-up

• Change in Transition-Q

  Baseline, 3-month follow-up, 6-month follow-up

• Change in Transition Readiness Assessment Questionnaire (TRAQ)

  Baseline, 3-month follow-up, 6-month follow-up

Study Arms (2)

Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

MyTransition app

Other: MyTransition app

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Usual care

Interventions

MyTransition app OTHER

MyTransition app is designed to support youth moving from pediatric to adult healthcare.

Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 14 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Attending participating clinic at McMaster Children's Hospital
• Diagnosed with chronic health condition
• Must be able to utilize the intervention tool
• Must be able to read and understand English

You may not qualify if:

• Dependence on caregivers in areas of daily functioning, self-care and/or communication
• Inability to lead or provide own care
• Enrolled in a potentially confounding trial

Sponsors & Collaborators

• McMaster University: lead
• Hamilton Academic Health Sciences Organization: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

McMaster Children's Hospital

Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 3Z5, Canada

Location

Study Officials

• Jan Willem Gorter, PhD

  McMaster University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: After completing the baseline assessment, participants will be randomized into one of two groups: intervention or control. Those in the control group will be thanked for their time and informed that the research coordinator will be in touch to set up the follow-up visits (3- and 6-months following baseline). Those in the intervention group will be provided access to the MyTransition app (intervention). The research coordinator will help them navigate through the app and will instruct them on how to use it. These participants will also receive monthly reminder messages from the research coordinator to promote the use of the app.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 13, 2017
• First Posted: June 15, 2017
• Study Start: January 25, 2018
• Primary Completion: December 20, 2018
• Study Completion: December 20, 2018
• Last Updated: September 26, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CA (1)