Fever and Febrile Support for Parents and Carers of Children 2016
Descripción general del estudio
Descripción detallada
The aim of this study is to assess the suitability and user-friendliness of an information leaflet for parents on management of fever and febrile illness in children. The purpose of the leaflet is to provide evidence-based information for parents regarding fever and febrile illness in children. The potential benefit of the leaflet is empowerment parents to take responsibility for monitoring their child's illness, thereby enabling parents to take effective and informed action when required.
The investigators hypothesise that provision of a user friendly information leaflet for parents increases knowledge and provides decision support to guide parents fever management.
This study will investigate the ability of an information leaflet to increase parental knowledge regarding the management of fever and febrile illness in children. Three leaflets were designed. Stakeholders were consulted to select the most appropriate leaflet prior to the beginning of the trial. One leaflet will be used in the trial.
A prospective, multi-centre, randomized, two-parallel arm, controlled trial with blinded outcome ascertainment will be conducted. Three information leaflets were designed based on a previous survey with parents in Ireland. One leaflet was selected for use as the intervention following consultation with stakeholders.
The Primary Objective of the project is to quantify if reading and understanding a leaflet on fever and febrile illness management increases parental knowledge on the subject.
Tipo de estudio
Inscripción (Actual)
Fase
- No aplica
Criterios de participación
Criterio de elegibilidad
Edades elegibles para estudiar
- Niño
- Adulto
- Adulto Mayor
Acepta Voluntarios Saludables
Géneros elegibles para el estudio
Descripción
Inclusion Criteria:
- Parents with at least one child aged five years of age or younger at the time of recruitment.
- Parents of healthy children.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Parents who did not have at least one child aged five years of age or younger at the time of recruitment.
Plan de estudios
¿Cómo está diseñado el estudio?
Detalles de diseño
- Propósito principal: Investigación de servicios de salud
- Asignación: Aleatorizado
- Modelo Intervencionista: Asignación paralela
- Enmascaramiento: Ninguno (etiqueta abierta)
Armas e Intervenciones
Grupo de participantes/brazo |
Intervención / Tratamiento |
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Experimental: Intervention
Parents will be asked to read a leaflet.
They will then complete a survey and re-complete the survey via telephone two weeks later.
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A leaflet designed from data obtained from previous qualitative and quantitative studies.
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Sin intervención: Control
Parents will be asked to complete a survey and re-complete the survey via telephone two weeks later.
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¿Qué mide el estudio?
Medidas de resultado primarias
Medida de resultado |
Medida Descripción |
Periodo de tiempo |
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Increase in parental knowledge regarding temperature definition for fever
Periodo de tiempo: 2 weeks
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Increases in correct parental definition of fever temperature detected using a questionnaire
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2 weeks
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Medidas de resultado secundarias
Medida de resultado |
Medida Descripción |
Periodo de tiempo |
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Increase in parental knowledge regarding management of fever
Periodo de tiempo: 2 weeks
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Increases in correct parental management of fever detected using a questionnaire
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2 weeks
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Decrease in parents alternating between antipyretics
Periodo de tiempo: 2 weeks
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Decreases in parents alternating between antipyretics to manage fever detected using a questionnaire
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2 weeks
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Colaboradores e Investigadores
Patrocinador
Investigadores
- Director de estudio: Maria Kelly, MPharm, MiM, University College Cork
Publicaciones y enlaces útiles
Fechas de registro del estudio
Fechas importantes del estudio
Inicio del estudio
Finalización primaria (Actual)
Finalización del estudio (Actual)
Fechas de registro del estudio
Enviado por primera vez
Primero enviado que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad
Publicado por primera vez (Estimar)
Actualizaciones de registros de estudio
Última actualización publicada (Estimar)
Última actualización enviada que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad
Última verificación
Más información
Términos relacionados con este estudio
Palabras clave
Términos MeSH relevantes adicionales
Otros números de identificación del estudio
- Fever1
Plan de datos de participantes individuales (IPD)
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