Status:

COMPLETED

End of Life Care in Neonatal Intensive Unite

Lead Sponsor:

Hunan Children's Hospital

Conditions:

Palliative Care

Eligibility:

All Genders

1-3 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

In China, neonatal death on 2019 was 3.5 per 1000 live births, which counts around 57,000 deaths. In mainland China, parents are mostly the main decision-makers in withdrawing life-sustaining treatmen...

Detailed Description

Neonatal death often occurs in tertiary Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs). In China, end-of-life-care (EOLC) does not always involve parents. The aim of this study is to evaluate a parent support ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Infants whose treatment was withdrawn at Corrected Gestational Age (CGA) less than 28 days and their parents.

Exclusion

  • Infants with an expected time of death less than three hours after NICU admission. Parents were excluded if they had mental health or language issues that might limit their integration and communication with the healthcare team.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 6 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 30 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

45 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05270915

Start Date

May 6 2020

End Date

September 30 2021

Last Update

March 8 2022

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Hunan Children's Hospital

Changsha, Hunan, China, 410007