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Improving Behavioral Health for Caregivers and Children After Pediatric Injury

RecruitingNAAges 18 Years - anyAllMedical University of South Carolina
NCT06856057 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

Pediatric traumatic injury (PTI) is a public health priority, with more than 125,000 children experiencing injuries that require hospitalization each year. These children, and their caregivers, are affected in many ways that may affect quality of life, emotional and behavioral health, physical recovery, family roles and routines, and academic functioning; yet US trauma centers do not adequately address these outcomes and a scalable national model of care for these families is needed. This proposal builds on prior research from the investigative team to test a technology-assisted, stepped care behavioral health intervention for children (\<12 years) and their caregivers after PTI, CAARE (Caregivers' Aid to Accelerate Recovery after pediatric Emergencies), via a hybrid type I effectiveness-implementation trial with 348 families randomly assigned to CAARE (n=174) vs. guideline-adherent e

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Caregivers (≥18 years old) of children hospitalized with pediatric injury * Children hospitalized with pediatric injury \<12 years old * Screen positive on the ASC-Kids (aged 6-11 years) or PDI Caregiver measure of acute distress. Exclusion Criteria: * A caregiver whose primary language is not English or Spanish * A cognitive challenge (caregiver or child) that would impair ability to consent * Presence of a self-afflicted injury * Presence of injuries resulting from caregiver abuse or neglect (these patients will follow an alternative treatment path).
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What it tests

  • Caregivers' Aid to Accelerate Recovery after pediatric Emergencies (CAARE)
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Where

4 sites
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Kentucky Children's Hospital
Lexington, United States
C.S. Mott Children's Hospital
Ann Arbor, United States
Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital
Houston, United States
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