The Impact of the Family Room App on Caregivers

Part of paid clinical trials in Omaha, Nebraska.

Sponsor
University of Nebraska
Study ID
NCT06463158
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Engagement
  • Satisfaction, Consumer
  • Well-Being, Psychological

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
19 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Family Room Application — DEVICE
    The Family Room application is a point of care tool that guides families on contributing to patient participant care by providing real time education, a sense of connection, emotional support, and resources that enable meaningful care giving. Importantly, family caregiver participants receive virtual training on comfort-focused care activities that can be done at the bedside, as well as a mechanism within the electronic health record (EHR) to measure and record the effectiveness of the care they provide.

Study Details

Engaging families in patient care during serious illness can enhance care quality, reduce social isolation, boost satisfaction, and lower healthcare costs. However, active involvement of family caregivers remains limited because there are no evidence-based tools to guide clinicians on how to include them effectively. This study will test and refine previously developed point-of-care application, Family Room, and determine its effectiveness by comparison with a control group. A series of surveys will be used to evaluate caregiver well-being, engagement and satisfaction.

Key Dates

Start date
Jul 1, 2024
Status verified
Apr 2025
Primary completion
Oct 31, 2026
Completion
Feb 28, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
100 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SEQUENTIAL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Arms

  • No Intervention: Control Group - No Intervention
    During the first eight months, participants will be enrolled into the control group which consists of routine care and informational practices by the intensive care unit (ICU) team.
  • Experimental: Intervention Group - Family Room Application
    During the last 10 months, participants will be enrolled into the intervention group where they will use the Family Room application on their personal devices.

Primary Outcome Measure

Caregiver Engagement - Practical Aspects: FAMily Engagement (FAME) Tool [ Time Frame: At study enrollment and within 48 hours of patient participant ICU discharge ]

Central Contacts

Locations (2)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Nebraska MedicineOmahaNebraska68105
Breanna Hetland, PhD
[email protected]
402-559-5460
University of Nebraska Medical CenterOmahaNebraska68198
Breanna Hetland, PhD
[email protected]
309-231-4537
Taelyr Weekly, PhD
[email protected]
402-690-7706

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