Intensive Care Units, PediatricNCT06171672
The Lived Experience of Pediatric Nurse-caregiver Relationship in the PICU: a Descriptive Phenomenological Study
An observational study of Intensive Care Units, Pediatric, run by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University at 1 site in Hong Kong.
Trial summary
The goal of this qualitative study is to make exploration in the lived experience of pediatric nurse-caregiver relationship in the PICU. The main question it aims to answer is: What is the meaning of nurse-caregiver relationship among pediatric intensive care nurses in Hong Kong Participants will be invited to undergo… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any ageHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Intensive Care Units, Pediatric
- What is being tested?
- Semi-structured interview
- How many people
- 10 participants
- Where
- 1 siteHong Kong
- Study dates
- 13 Feb 2023to 31 Dec 2024
- 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: Full-time registered nurse who has worked in Hong Kong with experience interating with caregives in NICU/PICU will be recruited.
Who may be able to join
- any full-time registered nurse in any hospital in Hong Kong
- interacted with the caregivers of NICU/PICU patients in the last 12 months
- with at least 12 months' experience in NICU/PICU
- able to speak in Cantonese and read Chinese
- being willing to articulate their feelings and experiences
Who cannot join
- Part-time registered nurses
- student nurses
- enrolled nurses
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Hong Kong1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Katherine Lam
Hong Kong, Hong Kong,China, 0000
Katherine Lam, Phd
About this study
The goal of this qualitative study is to make exploration in the lived experience of pediatric nurse-caregiver relationship in the PICU. The main question it aims to answer is:
- What is the meaning of nurse-caregiver relationship among pediatric intensive care nurses in Hong Kong
Participants will be invited to undergo individual, in-depth, semi-structured interviews.
Read the detailed description
Pediatric intensive care nurses care not only for critically ill children but also for their caregivers. Under unfamiliar and critical situations, caregivers demand nursing care to ease their negative emotions and to cope. Pediatric intensive care nurse is the bridge to connect the healthcare team to the caregivers in the pediatric intensive care units (PICU). Previous literature discussed the relationship between nurses and family caregivers as therapeutic and meaningful, which consisted of elements like mutual respect, empathy, support, and more. Nurses' and family caregivers' roles shifted and changed in different times and settings. However, the relationship between the two had not been acknowledged in the PICU context. A review of the literature showed that the interaction between the pediatric intensive care nurse and the family caregivers involved six elements. Consequently, a conceptual framework was developed which may help represent the essence of the nurse-caregiver relationship.
This study aims to explore the lived experience as to the meaning of nurse-caregiver relationship among pediatric intensive care nurses in Hong Kong. Descriptive phenomenological approach will be adopted to gain an accurate and unbiased description of the lived experience. An estimated ten pediatric intensive care nurses in Hong Kong will be invited to undergo individual, in-depth, semi-structured interviews. Hence to obtain pediatric intensive care nurses' detailed information so as to reveal the essence of Nurse-Caregiver Relationship in PICU.
Data will be analyzed using Colaizzi's seven-step strategy as it aligns with the study aim and is able to obtain the meaning of experience. This qualitative study may disclose the nurse-caregiver relationship and the complex nursing relationship role in the context of PICU in Hong Kong and allow clinical reasoning to improve FCC via understanding pediatric intensive care nurses' experience.
- Conditions
- Intensive Care Units, Pediatric
- Being tested
- Semi-structured interview
- Keywords
- Nurse experience, PICU, Semi structured interview
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Semi-structured interviewOther
Pediatric intensive care nurses in Hong Kong will be invited to join an individual in-depth semi structured interview.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| semi-structured interview for nurses | Pediatric intensive care nurses in Hong Kong will be invited to join an individual in-depth semi structured interview. Receives: Other: Semi-structured interview |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Semi-structured interview
the interview will be transcribed in Cantonese after each interview
Measured: Data collection and analysis will be done simultaneously at day 1
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted15 Dec 2023
- Study start13 Feb 2023
- Primary completion30 Jun 2024 (estimated)
- Study completion31 Dec 2024 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Intensive Care Units, PediatricStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Retrospective
- Enrolment
- 10 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06171672
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- Lived experience_PICU
- Status last verified
- Nov 2023
- First submitted
- 20 Nov 2023
- Last updated
- 15 Dec 2023
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 15 Dec 2023. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Lived Experience of Pediatric Nurse-caregiver Relationship in the PICU: a Descriptive Phenomenological Study
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06171672
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- Lived experience_PICU
- Conditions
- Intensive Care Units, Pediatric
- Keywords
- Nurse experience, PICU, Semi structured interview
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 10 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 13 Feb 2023 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 30 Jun 2024 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 31 Dec 2024 (estimated)
- First posted
- 15 Dec 2023 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The goal of this qualitative study is to make exploration in the lived experience of pediatric nurse-caregiver relationship in the PICU. The main question it aims to answer is:
- What is the meaning of nurse-caregiver relationship among pediatric intensive care nurses in Hong Kong
Participants will be invited to undergo individual, in-depth, semi-structured interviews.
Detailed description
Pediatric intensive care nurses care not only for critically ill children but also for their caregivers. Under unfamiliar and critical situations, caregivers demand nursing care to ease their negative emotions and to cope. Pediatric intensive care nurse is the bridge to connect the healthcare team to the caregivers in the pediatric intensive care units (PICU). Previous literature discussed the relationship between nurses and family caregivers as therapeutic and meaningful, which consisted of elements like mutual respect, empathy, support, and more. Nurses' and family caregivers' roles shifted and changed in different times and settings. However, the relationship between the two had not been acknowledged in the PICU context. A review of the literature showed that the interaction between the pediatric intensive care nurse and the family caregivers involved six elements. Consequently, a conceptual framework was developed which may help represent the essence of the nurse-caregiver relationship.
This study aims to explore the lived experience as to the meaning of nurse-caregiver relationship among pediatric intensive care nurses in Hong Kong. Descriptive phenomenological approach will be adopted to gain an accurate and unbiased description of the lived experience. An estimated ten pediatric intensive care nurses in Hong Kong will be invited to undergo individual, in-depth, semi-structured interviews. Hence to obtain pediatric intensive care nurses' detailed information so as to reveal the essence of Nurse-Caregiver Relationship in PICU.
Data will be analyzed using Colaizzi's seven-step strategy as it aligns with the study aim and is able to obtain the meaning of experience. This qualitative study may disclose the nurse-caregiver relationship and the complex nursing relationship role in the context of PICU in Hong Kong and allow clinical reasoning to improve FCC via understanding pediatric intensive care nurses' experience.
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Retrospective
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| semi-structured interview for nurses | – | Other: Semi-structured interviewPediatric intensive care nurses in Hong Kong will be invited to join an individual in-depth semi structured interview. |
Who may qualify
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- Full-time registered nurse who has worked in Hong Kong with experience interating with caregives in NICU/PICU will be recruited.
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- any full-time registered nurse in any hospital in Hong Kong
- interacted with the caregivers of NICU/PICU patients in the last 12 months
- with at least 12 months' experience in NICU/PICU
- able to speak in Cantonese and read Chinese
- being willing to articulate their feelings and experiences
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Part-time registered nurses
- student nurses
- enrolled nurses
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-structured interviewPediatric intensive care nurses in Hong Kong will be invited to join an individual in-depth semi structured interview. | Other | semi-structured interview for nurses |
Primary outcome
Semi-structured interview
Time frame: Data collection and analysis will be done simultaneously at day 1
the interview will be transcribed in Cantonese after each interview
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 15 Dec 2023.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Intensive Care Units, Pediatric, run by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University at 1 site in Hong Kong.
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 5 inclusion and 3 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 15 Dec 2023. 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 Hong Kong. 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?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Ka Wai Katherine Lam, Phd (27666420, kw-katherine.lam@polyu.edu.hk), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Semi-structured interview (time frame: Data collection and analysis will be done simultaneously at day 1). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
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 15 Dec 2023.