NICU2HOME+: Supporting Illinois Families

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Conditions studied: Premature Birth, NICU, Premature, Infant

In brief

The purpose of this project is to provide a stepwise, methodical approach to developing and testing the ability of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit 2 Home (NICU2HOME+) to support diverse Illinois families of premature infants during and after their Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) stays in an effort to address health equity, improve parenting, and reduce costs. There are 3 objectives of the study: 1) Identify and assess the requirements for expansion of NICU2HOME+, a suite of mobile patient education and engagement applications with Electronic Medical Record (EMR) integration that is culturally appropriate and customized to the needs of a diverse population of patients and families to 3 additional level III Illinois NICUS; 2) develop and deploy NICU2HOME+ to these 3 additional NICUs; and 3)determine if it is effective in: a) addressing health equity issues, b) improving parenting self-efficacy and satisfaction, and c) improving NICU outcomes such as a reduced length of stay and lower readmission rates that result in lower healthcare costs. All research recruitment and participation will take place in the following spaces: 1. Northwestern Medicine's Central DuPage Hospital (25 N.Winfield Rd., Winfield, IL)- NICU, Postpartum, and Research Offices 2. Northwest Community Hospital (800 W. Central Rd., Arlington Heights, IL)- NICU,Postpartum, and Research Offices 3. Rush University Medical Center (Chicago, IL)- NICU, Postpartum, and Research Offices

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04480255

Run by

Northwestern University

People needed

413

Starts

2020-08-03

Expected to finish

2025-07-23

Last updated by the study team

2025-07-28

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Parents (including single parents) of premature infants (<35 weeks) admitted to Central Dupage Hospital (CDH), Northwest Community Hospital (NCH), and Rush University Medical Center (RUSH)
• Infants born prematurely with a gestational age of <35 weeks
• Minimum stay in NICU of 7 days
• Competent in English or Spanish (i.e. to fully understand the questions asked in the surveys)
• Smartphone owner

You may not qualify if…

• Non-adults unable to consent/Cognitively Impaired
• Prisoners or other detained individuals

Where it is running

• Northwest Community Hospital — Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States
• Rush University Medical Center — Chicago, Illinois, United States
• Centra Dupage Hospital — Winfield, Illinois, United States

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