Nurse Parental Support Using a Proactive Mobile App in Symptom Management for Children With Mechanical Ventilation

NCT06903052 | Recruiting

• 2 other identifiers: SNHongkongPOLYURef: 22231361
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 52
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aims of this study are to test the effectiveness of a nurse support using a proactive mobile app to enhance parental self-efficacy in symptom management for children using mechanical ventilations, and alongside identify factors facilitating or deterring the program implementation. A single group pre-post quasi-experimental study on parents of CMC requiring mechanical ventilation. Parents will be recruited from a non-government office, with an estimated sample size of 52 parents. Self-administrated questionnaire, and semi-structured interview guide will be used for data collection.

Conditions

Child With Medical Complexity; Symptom Management; Self Efficacy; Mobile Application; Nurse-led Supportive Care

Keywords

parental self-efficacy; children requiring mechanical ventilation; symptom management; mobile application; nurse-led parental support

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Caregiving Self-efficacy

  The scale consists of 18 items to measure the self-efficacy of Chinese caregivers. It is rated on a 9-point scale, with 1= no confidence, to 9 =full confidence.

  Day 0, Month 3, Month 6, Month 9

• Implementation evaluation

  Semi-structured interviews will be conducted to the related community stakeholders to evaluate the quality of service provided. Semi-structured interview guide will be used to collect qualitative data in four perspectives including: 1. reach: document the number of participants, and retention in the intervention 2. adoption: seek to find out if the intervention is appropriate and in action 3. implementation: understand stakeholders' perception if the intervention is acceptable and implemented as planned 4. maintenance: explore the facilitators and barriers in the sustainability of the nurse parental support using a proactive mobile app

  month 9

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Modified Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale

  Day 0, Month 3, Month 6, Month 9

• Children health service utilization

  Day 0, Month 3, Month 6, Month 9

Study Arms (1)

Nurse parental support using a proactive mobile App

EXPERIMENTAL

Nurse parental support using a proactive mobile App in symptom management for children with mechanical ventilation for a 3-month period.

Device: Nurse parental support using a proactive mobile App

Interventions

Nurse parental support using a proactive mobile App DEVICE

Nurse parental support using a proactive mobile App in symptom management for child with mechanical ventilation

Nurse parental support using a proactive mobile App

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 2 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• parent of a child with mechanical ventilation aged 2-18
• having a Smartphone
• able to communicate in Chinese and read Chinese
• living with his/her child at home.

You may not qualify if:

• a reported mental health disorder
• engaging in other structured programs related to symptom management 3) living in an area with no internet coverage.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The Hong Kong Polytechnic University: lead

Study Sites (1)

School of Nursing The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Kowloon, Kowloon, 852, Hong Kong

RECRUITING

Study Officials

• Winsome LAM, PhD

  The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Winsome Lam, PhD

CONTACT

852-2766; winsome.lam@polyu.edu.hk

Winsome Lam, PhD

CONTACT

(852)2766; winsome.lam@polyu.edu.hk

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Model Details: Nurse parental support using a proactive mobile App in symptom management for children requiring mechanical ventilation

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 14, 2025
• First Posted: March 30, 2025
• Study Start: May 6, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): December 31, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): April 30, 2028
• Last Updated: June 10, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

HK (1)