Guided Participation Discharge Program for Very Preterm Infants

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Status: Completed

Conditions: Very Premature Baby

Treatments: Behavioral: Guided participation discharge programme

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03668912

001

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aimed at investigating the feasibility of a new guided participation (GP) discharge program for parents of very preterm infants. A randomized controlled trial was conducted in a neonatal intensive care unit. The intervention included three structured GP sessions and one follow-up phone call. The control group received usual care. Outcomes measured included parents' efficacy and satisfaction with parenting, and perceived stress. Data collection was conducted at baseline, on day of discharge, after the follow-up phone call, and 1 month after discharge. The outcomes were analyzed on the basis of intention-to-treat principles.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 32 weeks old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

For Infants:

Inclusion Criteria:

• A gestational age of ≤32 weeks at birth

Exclusion Criteria:

• Have congenital malformation(s)
• Need to undergo a major surgery

For Parents:

Inclusion Criteria:

• Must be the infant's primary caregiver

Inclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosed with a mental illness

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Guided participation group

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Guided participation discharge programme

Usual care group

No Intervention group