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Children with Chronic ConditionPITChREHABNCT05547958

Parents InformaTion in Child REHABilitation

An observational study of Children with Chronic Condition, run by Fondation Ildys at 1 site in France.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

In France, approximaly 3 million children have a chronic disease and require regular care such as paediatric rehabilitation. These cares are provided over long periods of time, most often throughout childhood and often into adulthood. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any ageHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Children with Chronic Condition
What is being tested?
Focus group and online survey
How many people
300 participants
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
24 Jun 2022to 31 Dec 2023
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Any age
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Study population: Parents of a child (0-18 years) with a chronic condition and with a rehabilitation follow up will be invited by physicians in three pediatric rehabilitation centers to participate to the focus groups. The survey will be adressed nationally to the parents of children with a chronic condition and with a rehabilitation follow up.

Who may be able to join

  • parents of a child (0-18 years) with a chronic condition and with a rehabiilitation follow up

Who cannot join

  • parents who do not speak french
  • parents with an intellectual disability (for the first part : focus group)

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

France1 site
  • Fondation Ildys

    Brest, 29200

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About this study

In France, approximaly 3 million children have a chronic disease and require regular care such as paediatric rehabilitation. These cares are provided over long periods of time, most often throughout childhood and often into adulthood. Paediatric rehabilitation care involves multidisciplinary team working closely with families. During follow-up rehabilitation, communication between the children, families and the professionals is essential. To this end, digital health solutions can be helpful.

Digital health solutions are rapidly emerging in the field of paediatric rehabilitation. In this context of emergence of digital health solutions, it is essential to identify the needs and expectations of families of children with a chronic disease.

This project aims to identify the key points in terms of information exchange on rehabilitation monitoring. To identify these needs, a mixed study will be carried out from June 2022 to June 2023 involving focus groups to gather qualitative informations on parent's needs in terms of information exchange through digital apps and quantitative research with a survey that will allow to prioritise these needs.

Read the detailed description

For the first part of the study, the researchers will conduct focus groups and interview parents about their experiences and perceptions of information exchange with rehabilitation professionals. All the participants will be parents of a child with a chronic disease, aged between 0 and 18 years and receiving paediatric rehabilitation care. The objective of this first part is to collect qualitative information on the needs of parents in terms of information exchange through digital applications.

With the analysis of the focus group, the researchers will define the hypothesis.

Then, a survey will be built and shared online in France during 3 months (2nd semester 2022).

With this survey, the objective is to identify the key points for the development of paediatric rehabilitation apps in terms of information exchange.

Quantitative data will be described with frequency, mean and standard deviation.

Being tested
Focus group and online survey
Keywords
m-health, mobile apps, chronic disease, informations, parents, pediatric, rehabilitation, communication
Medical subject headings
Chronic Disease, Communication

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Focus group and online surveyOther

    Focus group with parents of children with disabilities or chronic condition will be organized to identify hypotheses regarding their needs in terms of informations exchange with pediatric rehabilitation professionals about the rehabilitation care of their children.

    Then, an online survey will be proposed to parents of children with disabilities or chronic condition in France to identify their needs regarding the development of apps that offer the feature to share informations with rehabilitation professionals.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. key elements desired by parents in the apps aiming to share informations with rehabilitation professionals

    The aim is to identify the key priority elements for parents in the design of mobile apps for information exchange with rehabilitation professionals.

    Measured: june 2022 - june 2023

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted21 Sep 2022
  2. Study start24 Jun 2022
  3. Primary completion31 Mar 2023
  4. Study completion31 Dec 2023

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Family based
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrolment
300 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05547958
Sponsor's protocol ID
IS-C4-2022-009
Acronym
PITChREHAB
Status last verified
Mar 2025
First submitted
16 Sep 2022
Last updated
12 Mar 2025
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Publications

  • Nussbaum R, Kelly C, Quinby E, Mac A, Parmanto B, Dicianno BE. Systematic Review of Mobile Health Applications in Rehabilitation. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2019 Jan;100(1):115-127. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2018.07.439. Epub 2018 Aug 29.

    PubMed 30171827
  • Maguire M. Methods to support human-centred design. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies. 1 oct 2001;55(4):587-634.

  • O'Cathain A, Murphy E, Nicholl J. Three techniques for integrating data in mixed methods studies. BMJ. 2010 Sep 17;341:c4587. doi: 10.1136/bmj.c4587. No abstract available.

    PubMed 20851841
  • de Jongh T, Gurol-Urganci I, Vodopivec-Jamsek V, Car J, Atun R. Mobile phone messaging for facilitating self-management of long-term illnesses. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012 Dec 12;12(12):CD007459. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007459.pub2.

    PubMed 23235644

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Children with Chronic Condition, run by Fondation Ildys at 1 site in France.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 12 Mar 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in France. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

key elements desired by parents in the apps aiming to share informations with rehabilitation professionals (time frame: june 2022 - june 2023). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05547958, which also lists 4 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 12 Mar 2025.

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