Transition From Hospital to Home in Solid Organ Transplant (SOT)

The Transition From Hospital to Home in Parents of Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

The aim of this study is to determine the influences of discharge teaching and care coordination on how ready a parent is to take their child home from the hospital after a solid organ (kidney, heart and liver) transplant. This study will also look into how the parent handles coping, utilization of healthcare resources, and parent adjustment 3 weeks after discharge from the hospital.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Solid Organ Transplant

Detailed Description

Parents of children that have received a heart, kidney or liver transplant will be asked to participate in this protocol. Involvement in this study involves completion of questionnaires prior to the child being discharged from the hospital. Three weeks after discharge, there will also be a follow-up phone call to complete more questionnaires.

Readiness for hospital discharge is a under-investigated topic in pediatric solid organ transplant patients, despite the increasing number of pediatric patients undergoing transplant surgery. Results from this study will be used to develop an intervention program to promote readiness for hospital discharge in parents of children who receive a solid organ transplant.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 37

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Illinois
    • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60614
      • Children's Memorial Hospital
  • North Carolina
    • Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
      • Levine Children's Hospital
  • Wisconsin
    • Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53226
      • Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: No older than 18 years (Child, Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Three Pediatric Transplant Hospitals

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• parents of children who have undergo a heart, kidney, or liver transplant
• English Speaking
• Parents are 18 years of age or older

Exclusion Criteria:

• parents with significant cognitive or communication impairment that would not allow them to complete the questionnaires
• parent whose child is receiving their 2nd or 3rd organ transplant

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Cohort
• Time Perspectives: Prospective

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
SOT; Patients that have had a solid organ transplant

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Determine the influences of care coordination and discharge teaching on readiness for discharge in solid organ transplant recipients	2 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Determine the relationship of parent readiness for hospital discharge with coping, utilization of healthcare resources, medication adherence, and parent adjustment following hospital discharge	2 years

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Medical College of Wisconsin
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Stacee Lerret, CPNP, Medical College of Wisconsin

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: January 1, 2009
• Primary Completion (Actual): May 1, 2010
• Study Completion (Actual): May 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 20, 2009
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 21, 2009
• First Posted (Estimate): May 22, 2009

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): November 10, 2011
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 8, 2011
• Last Verified: November 1, 2011

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: solid organ transplant; hospital discharge
• Other Study ID Numbers: CHW 09/10; GC 811