Status:

COMPLETED

Digital-storytelling Intervention for Rural-dwelling Children

Lead Sponsor:

Vanderbilt University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Rita & Alex Hillman Foundation

Conditions:

Pediatrics

Eligibility:

All Genders

8-17 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The overall purpose of this study is to test the feasibility of a web-based storytelling intervention for rural-dwelling children (ages 8-17) with serious advanced illnesses. There is a growing need ...

Detailed Description

Background: Nearly 1 million children between the ages of 8 and 17 years worldwide are estimated to be in need of palliative care. These children and their parents are at substantial risk for sufferin...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria for Children:
  • any progressively declining (acute or chronic) life-threatening diagnosis per parent report
  • living in a rural area based on the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy criteria (https://www.hrsa.gov/rural-health/about-us/definition/datafiles.html)
  • speak and understand English
  • Inclusion Criteria for Parents:
  • 18 years of age and older
  • child's primary parent caregiver
  • speak and understand English
  • living in a rural area based on the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy criteria (https://www.hrsa.gov/rural-health/about-us/definition/datafiles.html)
  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • currently live outside of the United States or live in a non-rural area
  • have any cognitive impairment(s) per parent report
  • do not have internet access and/or electronic devices (e.g., laptop, desktop computer, mobile phone, tablet PC) required for the study participation

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    February 12 2021

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    December 31 2022

    Estimated Enrollment :

    50 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT04665479

    Start Date

    February 12 2021

    End Date

    December 31 2022

    Last Update

    February 27 2023

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    Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

    Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232