Family Functioning and Child Behavior When a Sibling is Critically Ill

March 11, 2015 updated by: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
The goal of this study is to determine if there is a correlation between an efficacious family environment and sibling behavior in families with children who are critically ill.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Families of critically ill children can face many emotional challenges during the course of a child's illness. While some research has looked at the impact on parents, there has been little focused on siblings. We want to better understand how social support may have a protective effect on siblings' quality of life. The goal of this study is to determine if there is a correlation between an efficacious family environment and sibling behavior in families with children who are critically ill. Our hypothesis is that a cohesive, emotionally rich and open family environment provides social support so that siblings can explore and express the difficult emotions that accompany illness, and is therefore a protective factor for a sibling's behavior.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

90

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
        • The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • adult (age 18 and older) who has decision making authority for CHOP patient who has been referred to the Pediatric Advanced Care Team (PACT) for palliative care services, and with a child(ren) age 6-11 years who is a sibling of the patient
  • any race/ethnicity

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Non-English speaking

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Basic Science
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: control group
Experimental: FU-1 feedback
Behavioral: One week follow up assessment results
FU-1 feedback group will receive child behavior assessment results and interpretation,and a brief intervention to encourage support options.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
To compare behavioral assessment scores of siblings of children who are critically ill to scores of the general population
Time Frame: baseline and 6 months
baseline and 6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
To assess if parents who receive results of sibling behavior scores and a brief intervention, compared to parents who do not receive this information or intervention, have a different perception of the sibling's strengths and difficulties.
Time Frame: baseline and 1 month
baseline and 1 month

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Chris Feudtner, MD, PhD, MPH, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 1, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 1, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

June 3, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 12, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 11, 2015

Last Verified

April 1, 2014

More Information

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Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2009-2-6426

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