Stepped Preventive Care to Reduce the Impact of Acute Pediatric Injury

Completed · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Stress Disorders, Posttraumatic

In brief

This study will evaluate the impact of a brief psychosocial intervention delivered to children or adolescents who are hospitalized for an unintentional injury. The intervention is designed to promote psychological recovery and enhance functional outcomes after injury. The study will also provide preliminary data concerning cost-effectiveness of the intervention. The core study hypotheses are that children receiving the intervention will (1) have lower severity of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression symptoms at follow-up; (2) show greater adherence to discharge instructions and better health-related quality of life at follow-up, and (3) have higher rates of attendance at scheduled follow-up appointments and lower rates of emergency room utilization and re-hospitalization in the 6 months post-injury, compared to those receiving usual care.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00451282

Run by

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

People needed

290

Starts

2007-04-01

Expected to finish

2009-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-04-20

Who can join

Age: 8 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 8 to 17
• Admitted to hospital for treatment of unintentional injury
• Sufficient English fluency to participate in an interview
• Family has access to a telephone (for telephone follow-up contacts)

You may not qualify if…

• Child's medical status or cognitive functioning precludes participating in an interview
• Child has moderate to severe head injury, defined as Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) <= 12
• Child's injury involved family violence or abuse (physical or sexual)
• No parent or guardian available to consent

Where it is running

• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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