Using Smartphones in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Completed

Conditions studied: Self-efficacy

In brief

The goal of this research is to develop and pilot the NICU-2-Home service, a health information technology (IT) concept centered on a smart phone app. NICU-2-Home will provide support to parents of very low birth weight (VLBW) infants as they transition from the NICU to their homes and eventually establish a medical home with the infant's pediatrician. Once the app is developed, we will conduct a feasibility study with randomization to pilot test the ability of NICU-2-Home app to (a) improve parent's self-efficacy and confidence in caring for their VLBW infant, (b) decrease parental stress, and (c) enhance involvement with their VLBW infants compared to controls.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01987180

Run by

Northwestern University

People needed

90

Starts

2013-01-01

Expected to finish

2015-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-10-06

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• English-speaking
• Older than 18 years old
• Have at least one VLBW infant who survived to discharge and transitioned to home

You may not qualify if…

• N/A

Where it is running

• Prentice Women's Hospital — Chicago, Illinois, United States

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