Impact of Serial Bedside Video Calls on Stress Level in Parents of Infants Admitted to NICU
Impact of Serial Bedside Video Call Communication on Stress Level in Parents of Infants Admitted to NICU.
Who can join
7 Days – 60 Days · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: \- Newborns with 7 days or more of NICU stay Exclusion Criteria: Infant with * intrauterine drug exposure * major critical congenital cardiac anomaly * major neurologic anomaly * chromosomal disorder.
About the study
The goal of this randomized prospective interventional study is to determine if serial bedside video calls w/audio feature to NICU parents in addition to the routine phone and/or bedside updates can reduce parental stress level. The main question it aims to answer is if the impact of audio-visual calls to nicu parents can improve parent-infant relationship in the form of reduced parental anxiety/stress level.
Participants will be parents of infants admitted to NICU for more than seven (7) days.
Parents in Group A will receive serial video call communication, 2-3 days a week in addition to the daily phone and/or bedside updates.
Parents in Group B will receive daily phone and/or bedside updates per our NICU routine.
Parents will complete a series of questionnaires (PSS-NICU, STAI Y-1 \& 2 and MSPSS) at 3 designated periods during an 8-week time frame.
Researchers will compare Group A (intervention group) and Group B (control group) to see if there is any difference in the stress levels in relation to the intervention (serial video calls) at the end of the study time frame.
What is being tested
- Serial bedside video call communication (other)
Sponsor: Cook County Health · Participants: 70 · Started: Jun 1, 2024
Contact the study team
- Nanda Vishakha, MD · Phone: 312-864-6000
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06252883
Locations in the U.S.
| Illinois | John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.