Evaluating a Website for Parents of Injured Children

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia100 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of the current protocol is to evaluate the ability of the AfterTheInjury website to increase parent knowledge and skills.

The purpose of the current protocol is to evaluate the ability of the AfterTheInjury website to increase parent knowledge and skills. Primary objective is to compare website condition vs control with regard to (a) immediate parent learning outcomes and (b) coping assistance provided by parents as reported at 6 wks. Secondary objective is to compare conditions as above with regard to child and parent PTS symptoms at 6 wks.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

100

Conditions

Acute Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Interventions

After The Injury websiteBEHAVIORAL

Parents participate in a web-based prevention intervention, which provides education and tips specific to coping with a child's injury.

ControlOTHER

Usual hospital care provided.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 6 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Children age 6 through 17 who sustained an injury within the past 2 months and their parents. 2. Have access to the Internet at home (for Stage 3 only) Exclusion Criteria: 1. Parent does not read or understand English 2. Child's injury is due to participation in organized sports 3. Child's injury is due to suspected abuse or family violence

Locations (1)

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Scores on measure of parent knowledge re: traumatic stress and coping assistance.

Time frame: 6 wks post-intervention

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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