Video Calls for Parents of NICU Infants
This study is looking at whether regular video calls can help reduce stress for parents whose babies are in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The study will involve parents of infants who have been in the NICU for more than 7 days. Some parents will receive serial bedside video calls with audio features 2-3 times a week, in addition to their usual phone and bedside updates. Other parents will only receive the usual daily phone and bedside updates. The main goal is to see if these video calls can lower parental stress levels over an 8-week period or until the baby goes home. This study aims to enroll 70 participants.
- Study design
- This is a randomized interventional study, meaning participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups. The study plans to enroll 70 participants.
- What's involved
- If you participate, you will complete forms at three different times over an 8-week period. If in the video call group, you will receive video calls 2-3 days a week.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Your stress levels will be measured at 8 weeks after your infant's enrollment or until your infant is discharged, whichever comes first.
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Impact of Serial Bedside Video Calls on Stress Level in Parents of Infants Admitted to NICU
At a glance
Conditions
NCT06252883
Where you'd take part
This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.
John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County
Chicago, Illinoisstudy coordinator listed
Recruiting
Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.
Study leadership
- Nanda Vishakha, MD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · John H Stroger Hospital of Cook County, IL
Who to contact
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What this trial measures
- Change in the stress level of parents of infants admitted to NICU more than 7 days.8 weeks after infant's enrollment or till infant is discharged, whichever comes first.
Statistical analysis of the questionnaire evaluating stress (PSS-NICU) at the 3 points of assessments during the study will be done and compared between the two groups for effect/impact of the intervention. 26 questions are rated on a 5 -point Likert scale to measure parental stress in 3 sub-areas of the questionnaire: Infant's appearance and behavior, Sights and sounds and Parental role alteration. Each scenario described is rated on a scale of 1("Not at all stressful") to 5 ("Extremely stressful") and the total score is then averaged to obtain the final score rated as 1 to 5 with higher scores indicative of high stress level.