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Connecting Families to Improve Parental Self-efficacy and Parent Psychosocial and Infant Health Outcomes in the NICU

RecruitingNAAges any - anyAllIWK Health Centre
NCT05853666 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

Preterm infants, 1 in 12 Canadian births, are at a significant increased risk of poor health outcomes, resulting in high healthcare burden. Parents of these infants report lower self-efficacy and worse mental health when compared to parents of term infants. There is an urgent need to use effective ways to improve parental self-efficacy and associated parent psychosocial and infant health outcomes. To improve parent and baby outcomes, the investigators will build on an existing eHealth solution to create Chez NICU Home+ (CNH+), which offers web-based, parent-targeted, interactive educational tools, virtual communication, and text message support during a baby's NICU stay. We will evaluate whether Chez NICU Home+ improves parental self-efficacy (primary outcome), parent psychosocial, and infant health outcomes in parents of babies requiring a NICU stay, and the implementation (ease and upt

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Parents who have an infant admitted to the NICU * Parents who provide consent to participate within 7 days following birth * Infant (regardless of gestational age or diagnosis) is anticipated to have at least a 14-day NICU stay Exclusion Criteria: * Parents who are unable to read or write English * Parents whose infant is not anticipated to survive within the 7-day enrollment period after birth based on attending physician assessment
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What it tests

  • CNH+
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Where

1 site
IWK Health
Halifax, Canada
🤝 Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible — always decide together with your own doctor.
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