Evaluating a Website for Parents of Injured Children

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2

Conditions: Acute Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Treatments: Other: Control; Behavioral: After The Injury website

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00974467

2008-4-5932

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the current protocol is to evaluate the ability of the AfterTheInjury website to increase parent knowledge and skills.

Full description

The purpose of the current protocol is to evaluate the ability of the AfterTheInjury website to increase parent knowledge and skills. Primary objective is to compare website condition vs control with regard to (a) immediate parent learning outcomes and (b) coping assistance provided by parents as reported at 6 wks. Secondary objective is to compare conditions as above with regard to child and parent PTS symptoms at 6 wks.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Children age 6 through 17 who sustained an injury within the past 2 months and their parents.
2. Have access to the Internet at home (for Stage 3 only)

Exclusion criteria

1. Parent does not read or understand English
2. Child's injury is due to participation in organized sports
3. Child's injury is due to suspected abuse or family violence

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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100 participants in 2 patient groups

After The Injury website

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: After The Injury website

Usual care

Other group

Description:

Treatment as usual

Treatment:

Other: Control