Photo-Narrative Study

Seattle Children's Healthcare System

Status and phase

Not yet enrolling

Phase 2

Phase 1

Conditions

Critical Illness

Child Development Disorder

Neurologic Disorder

Treatments

Behavioral: Photo-Narrative

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06208332

STUDY00004439

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of this study is to conduct a pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) of a photo-narrative communication intervention developed by our study team with patients/parents of children with severe neurological impairment (SNI) and their pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) clinicians to assess feasibility, acceptability, and early efficacy.

Enrollment

100 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

3+ months old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Patients

Inclusion Criteria:

ages 3 months-25 years
severe neurological impairment (including congenital/chromosomal, chronic central nervous system static or progressive conditions, or child >6 months after severe traumatic brain injury
admitted to the pediatric ICU at Seattle Children's and with medical team permission to approach
expected length of stay >1 week
life expectancy >4 weeks
previous discharge home

Parents

Inclusion Criteria:

parent/legal guardian
English and/or Spanish speaking (most common languages spoken at SCH making up 95% of patients and families)
>18 years of age

Clinicians

Inclusion Criteria:

licensed physicians, fellows, residents, advanced practice nurse practitioners, nurses, or respiratory therapists
working in the pediatric ICU at Seattle Children's Hospital