Health conditions
(Data source: WHO)
Pediatric palliative and intensive care, pediatric and neonatal diseases
Neonatal Diseases
Pediatric palliative and intensive care
Interventions (Data source: WHO)
This cross-sectional prospective study included a convenience sample of 34 (updated 02/09/2019, previously: 33) participating PICUs/NICUs representing 18 countries from the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Two questionnaires with multiple choice and open-ended questions were applied to all centers to develop detailed descriptions of the participating units.
Questionnaire 1 focused exclusively on unit infrastructure, technology availability, and personnel ratios. Questionnaire 2 gathered further data on personnel, policies, and limited clinical and demographic data on a small sample of currently admitted patients.
Based on the IPPC recommendations, Questionnaire 2 inquired about practices related to the IPPC (The Initiative for Pediatric Palliative Care (IPPC): Quality domains, goals and indicators for family-centered care of children living with life-threatening conditions) domains:
1. Holistic care
2. Family support
3. Child-family unit involvement in care
4. Control of pain and other symptoms
5. Continuity of care
6. Support for grief and bereavement
The sum of these data reflects important aspects of the models of care employed in participating PICUs
Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria
(Data source: WHO)
Inclusion criteria:
1. PICUs/NICUs
2. Local IRB approval to take part in the study
Exclusion criteria: ICUs that are not solely for pediatric/neonatal patients.
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Further information on trial
Date trial registered
Jul 12, 2019
Incorporation of the first participant
Jun 1, 2016
Recruitment status
Completed
Academic title
(Data source: WHO)
PICU MIC: Integrated care in pediatric/neonatal intensive care units around the world
Type of trial
(Data source: WHO)
Observational
Design of the trial
(Data source: WHO)
Cross-sectional prospective observational study (Treatment)
Phase
(Data source: WHO)
Not Applicable
Primary end point
(Data source: WHO)
Adherence of PICUs/NICUs to the IPPC’s recommendations assessed using questionnaire 2.
Secundary end point
(Data source: WHO)
PICUs/NICUs unit infrastructure, technology availability, and personnel ratios assessed by questionnaire 1.
Contact information
(Data source: WHO)
Universidad San Francisco de Quito (Ecuador)
Trial results
(Data source: WHO)
Results summary
no information available yet
Link to the results in the primary register
no information available yet
Information on the availability of individual participant data
no information available yet
Trial sites
Countries
(Data source: WHO)
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, China, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Italy, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mexico, Philippines, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United States of America
Contact for further information on the trial
Contact for scientific information
(Data source: WHO)
Michelle
Grunauer
Colegio de Ciencias de la Salud, COCSA Diego de Robles y Vía Interoceánica
(+593) 2 297-1700 ext. 1795
mgrunauer@usfq.edu.ec
Further trial identification numbers
Secondary ID (Data source: WHO)
Nil known
2016-091IN
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