Impact of Videoconference Updates in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit on Parental Stress of Preterm Infants (VISIO-NEONAT)

NCT03438071 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: VISIO-NEONAT
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 28
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to test the effect of daily videoconference updates between parents of preterm newborns and health care providers which also offer them the possibility of seeing their child on the parental stress in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

Conditions

Preterm Infants; Parent-Child Relations; Parental Stress; Post Partum Depression; Neonatal Intensive Care Units; Videoconferencing

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Level of stress of the mothers

  Mean score of the mothers of preterm infants hospitalized in NICU on the PSS-NICU (Parental Stressor Scale NICU), measured once a week during all the last of their child's hospitalization in the unit, in the 2 groups.

  From date of inclusion until the date of discharge, assessed up to 1 month

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Level of stress of the fathers

  From date of inclusion until the date of discharge, assessed up to 1 month

• Parental stress evolution

  From the date of inclusion until the date of discharge, assessed up to 1 month

• Post-partum depression rate of the mothers

  Through study completion, an average of 2 months

• Quality of the relationship between the parents and their child

  Through study completion, an average of 2 months

Study Arms (2)

Control group

Videoconference group

Other: Videoconferencing

Interventions

Videoconferencing OTHER

Daily videoconference updates using Skype between parents of preterm infants hospitalized in NICU and the nurse taking care of their child, lasting 5 to 10 minutes, to check with her for the daily news and then see their child through the camera.

Videoconference group

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

30 preterm infants and their parents (15 in each group)

You may qualify if:

• Parents with a preterm child born between 24 weeks and 34 weeks and 6 days of gestational age, hospitalized in our NICU during recrutment period
• Which agreed participating to the study after having complete information about it and sign a consent.

You may not qualify if:

• Parents with a preterm child with another pathology than prematurity or with a lenght of stay in the NICU less than 7 days
• Parents refusing to participate to the study
• Parents not having videoconference equipment or internet access at home
• Parents not understanding or speaking good enough French.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Poitiers University Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

CHU DE Poitiers

Poitiers, France

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Depression, Postpartum

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Puerperal Disorders; Pregnancy Complications; Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications; Urogenital Diseases; Depressive Disorder; Mood Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Denis Oriot

  Poitiers University Hospital

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 4, 2018
• First Posted: February 19, 2018
• Study Start: February 21, 2018
• Primary Completion: August 18, 2018
• Study Completion: September 7, 2018
• Last Updated: June 1, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

FR (1)