Experiences Reported by Siblings of Children Hospitalized in the PICU

NCT06664333 | Recruiting

• 2 other identifiers: APHP2412012024-A01918-39
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 20
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

The care for a child in pediatric intensive care is recognized as a traumatic experience for the patient and their entourage. The needs and feelings of parents are relatively well supported in the literature. However, there is still too little data concerning siblings, who can nevertheless be impacted by this difficult life experience. The study consists of conducting two semi-structured interviews with siblings of children hospitalized in pediatric intensive care at Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital and Robert Debré Hospital. The first interview will take place during the stay in intensive care, the second one 1 month after discharge from pediatric intensive care.

Conditions

Intensive Care Pediatric

Keywords

Pediatric intensive care hospitalisation; Siblings; Semi-structured interviews; Post-traumatic stress disorder; Major depressive syndrome

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Needs reported by children

  Qualitative interpretation of the responses given by children during the two interviews.

  1 month

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Assessment of the impact on the daily life of siblings following their visit to the intensive care unit

  1 month

• Assessment of the feelings during the visit of children and adolescents following the hospitalization of their brother or sister in pediatric intensive care

  1 month

• Assessment of the medium-term impact on the daily life of siblings after the discharge of their brother or sister from intensive care

  1 month

Study Arms (1)

Siblings of pediatric intensive care hospitalized children

Siblings of children hospitalized in pediatric intensive care at Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital and Robert Debré Hospital, aged of 9 to 18 years old.

Other: Semi-structured interviews

Interventions

Semi-structured interviews OTHER

The study consists of conducting two semi-structured interviews, with an estimated duration of 15 to 30 minutes, with siblings of children hospitalized in pediatric intensive care at Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital and Robert Debré Hospital. The first interview will take place during the stay in intensive care, the second 1 month after discharge from pediatric intensive care.

Siblings of pediatric intensive care hospitalized children

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 9 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Children and adolescents aged 9 to 18 years whose sister or brother is hospitalized in pediatric intensive care at Necker-Enfants Malades hospital or Robert Debré hospital.

You may qualify if:

• Children and adolescents aged 9 to 18 years
• Whose sister or brother is hospitalized in pediatric intensive care at Necker-Enfants Malades hospital or Robert Debré hospital
• Holders of parental authority and children or adolescents informed and consenting to participate in the study

You may not qualify if:

• Death of patients
• Language barrier (French not mastered)
• Inability to participate in a semi-structured interview (intellectual disability)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris: lead
• URC-CIC Paris Descartes Necker Cochin: collaborator

Study Sites (2)

Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades

Paris, 75015, France

RECRUITING

Hôpital Robert Debré

Paris, 75019, France

RECRUITING

Related Publications (9)

• Youngblut JM, Brooten D. What Children Wished They Had/Had Not Done and Their Coping in the First Thirteen Months after Their Sibling's Neonatal/Pediatric Intensive Care Unit/Emergency Department Death. J Palliat Med. 2021 Feb;24(2):226-232. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2019.0538. Epub 2020 Jul 8.

  PMID: 32640860 BACKGROUND

• Brooten DA, Youngblut JM, Roche RM, Caicedo CL, Page TF. Surviving Siblings' Illnesses, Treatments/Health Services over 13 Months after a Sibling's Death. J Child Fam Stud. 2018 Jun;27(6):2049-2056. doi: 10.1007/s10826-018-1044-1. Epub 2018 Mar 19.

  PMID: 30766016 BACKGROUND

• Lovgren M, Jalmsell L, Eilegard Wallin A, Steineck G, Kreicbergs U. Siblings' experiences of their brother's or sister's cancer death: a nationwide follow-up 2-9 years later. Psychooncology. 2016 Apr;25(4):435-40. doi: 10.1002/pon.3941. Epub 2015 Aug 11.

  PMID: 26260031 BACKGROUND

• Abela KM, Wardell D, Rozmus C, LoBiondo-Wood G. Impact of Pediatric Critical Illness and Injury on Families: An Updated Systematic Review. J Pediatr Nurs. 2020 Mar-Apr;51:21-31. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2019.10.013. Epub 2019 Dec 23.

  PMID: 31874458 BACKGROUND

• Abela KM, Casarez RL, Kaplow J, LoBiondo-Wood G. Siblings' experience during pediatric intensive care hospitalization. J Pediatr Nurs. 2022 May-Jun;64:111-118. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2022.02.008. Epub 2022 Mar 11.

  PMID: 35287059 BACKGROUND

• Gonzalez-Dambrauskas S, Mislej C, Vasquez-Hoyos P, Rotta AT. Family Presence and Visitation Practices in Latin American PICUs: An International Survey. J Pediatr Intensive Care. 2020 Sep 14;10(4):276-281. doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1716831. eCollection 2021 Nov.

  PMID: 34745701 BACKGROUND

• Davidson JE, Aslakson RA, Long AC, Puntillo KA, Kross EK, Hart J, Cox CE, Wunsch H, Wickline MA, Nunnally ME, Netzer G, Kentish-Barnes N, Sprung CL, Hartog CS, Coombs M, Gerritsen RT, Hopkins RO, Franck LS, Skrobik Y, Kon AA, Scruth EA, Harvey MA, Lewis-Newby M, White DB, Swoboda SM, Cooke CR, Levy MM, Azoulay E, Curtis JR. Guidelines for Family-Centered Care in the Neonatal, Pediatric, and Adult ICU. Crit Care Med. 2017 Jan;45(1):103-128. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000002169.

  PMID: 27984278 BACKGROUND

• McPeake J, Castro P, Kentish-Barnes N, Cuzco C, Azoulay E, MacTavish P, Quasim T, Puxty K. Post-hospital recovery trajectories of family members of critically ill COVID-19 survivors: an international qualitative investigation. Intensive Care Med. 2023 Oct;49(10):1203-1211. doi: 10.1007/s00134-023-07202-9. Epub 2023 Sep 12.

  PMID: 37698596 BACKGROUND

• Kentish-Barnes N, Cohen-Solal Z, Morin L, Souppart V, Pochard F, Azoulay E. Lived Experiences of Family Members of Patients With Severe COVID-19 Who Died in Intensive Care Units in France. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Jun 1;4(6):e2113355. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.13355.

  PMID: 34152418 BACKGROUND

Related Links

• Ricignuolo C, Fostini O. Quelle place pour les frères et sœurs ?: Histoire de la première rencontre entre la fratrie et le nouveau-né hospitalisé. Carnet PSY \[Internet\]. 1 nov 2013 \[cité 2 juill 2024\];N° 175(8):35-7

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Stress Disorders, Traumatic; Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Léo MD Berger, Doctor

  Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Agathe MD Béranger, Doctor

  Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Central Study Contacts

Léo Dr Berger, Doctor

CONTACT

33671287526; leo.berger@aphp.fr

Hélène Morel

CONTACT

81653331443; helene.morel@aphp.fr

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 28, 2024
• First Posted: October 29, 2024
• Study Start: January 21, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): December 21, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 21, 2027
• Last Updated: December 1, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-10

Locations

FR (2)