Experience of caring for a child with an implanted loop record Ver1
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Parents' experience associated with their child's/young person with an implantable loop recorder (ILR) device?
IRAS ID
189341
Contact name
Jayne Price
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
St George University of London
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
15 HC 39, R&D GOSH
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 9 months, days
Research summary
An Implanted Loop Recorder device (ILR), designed to monitor the electrical activity of the heart, is currently being used in the paediatric age group to help improve diagnosis of unexplained fainting (syncope).
However little is known of the impact that ILRs may be having on children and their parents. Anecdotal evidence from clinicians’ observations has noted interesting differences in adjustment between families, with some coping well and others experiencing more difficulty and requiring psychological support. No current literature addresses parent/carers experiences associated with their child’s ILR.
This study will attempt to gain insight into the issues so that an evidence base is available to care providers to enable targeted use of resources to help children with ILRs and better support their families.
A qualitative research design will facilitate an in-depth enquiry in order to focus and better understand the experiences of these families. Interpretive phenomenology, which is concerned with trying to understand the lived experience and with how participants themselves make sense of their experiences will be the research methodology employed.
Eligible participants will include parents/carers of children/young person with and implanted loop recorder between the age of 5 -16 years with a good command of the English language. Recruitment will be at one tertiary site between January 2016 to May 2016. Participants will be interviewed once, on a day they attend a scheduled out-patients appointment with their child. Individual face to face recorded interviews will be carried out for approximately 45 to 60 minutes depending on individual participants. The use of this qualitative method will help facilitate in-depth enquiry which will help us understand the experience of parents/carers and help inform families and clinical teams and provide reassurance in the future. This study is part of a Masters in Research Clinical Practice (Mres CP) and is funded through a NIHR masters grant.REC name
Yorkshire & The Humber - Leeds East Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
16/YH/0029
Date of REC Opinion
20 Jan 2016
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion