Using NICU Discharge Education Tools to Enhance Discharge Preparation for Parents of Moderate to Late Preterm Infants
Status unconfirmed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Discharge Readiness
In brief
The goal of this clinical trial is to improve the transition to home for preterm infants born between 33-36 weeks gestational age and discharged from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) through the use of two interventions, a "NICU Discharge Passport" and "NICU Infant Care Class," for parents. The main question\[s\] the clinical trial aims to answer are the impact of the above discharge interventions on: * parental readiness for discharge * feasibility of compliance with discharge instructions * number of ER/urgent visits and hospital re-admission rates 1-month post-discharge Participants will include parents/guardians and nurses of eligible preterm infants discharged from the Cohen Children's Medical Center NICU. Baseline data will be collected for a period of 4-6 months for a control group (who will receive current NICU discharge practices), after which two interventions will be implemented for a period of 4-6 months to the intervention groups. Interventions will include: a) NICU Discharge Passport and b) NICU Infant Care Class. Data collection will include pre and post-discharge surveys for parent and nurse participants in charge of discharging the eligible infant participant. Surveys will assess parental readiness for discharge, compliance with discharge instructions, ER/urgent visits post-discharge, hospital re-admission rates post-discharge, and if applicable, obtain feedback on interventions. Researchers will compare responses between control and intervention groups to understand the impact of the interventions on parental discharge preparedness.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT06177951
- Run by
- Northwell Health
- People needed
- 1200
- Starts
- 2024-01-08
- Expected to finish
- 2024-10-08
- Last updated by the study team
- 2024-03-19
Who can join
Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Parent and/or legal guardian of all preterm infants born at a gestational age (GA) between 33 weeks and 0 days, and 36 weeks and 6 days, at Cohen Children's Medical Center (CCMC) that will be admitted to and discharged from the NICU will be included in this study.
- A maximum of one parent/guardian for each eligible infant will be included in the study.
- Twin infants will be treated as separate study subjects.
- The nurse in charge of discharging the eligible infant will be included in the study.
You may not qualify if…
- Parents of infants not being discharged to home from CCMC NICU (ie discharged to rehab and/or other facilities).
- NICU patients with a diagnosis of congenital heart disease requiring intervention during current admission (This is due to the fact that these patients already have specific discharge instructions/transition plan(s) in place).
- Parents/guardians that are Non-English speaking will be excluded from the study due to the inability of the current study to provide all interventions in non-English languages.
Where it is running
- Cohen Children's Medical Center — Queens, New York, United States
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