NEUROPACK Clinical Prediction Tool Design Study
Research type
Research Study
Full title
NEUROPACK Clinical Prediction Tool Design Study: A mixed methods study exploring the design and usage of a clinical prediction tool for neuro-developmental outcome after cardiac arrest in children admitted to paediatric intensive care
IRAS ID
250932
Contact name
Barney Scholefield
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Birmingham
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
Title: NEURO-PACK- a mixed methods study exploring the design and usage of a clinical prediction tool for neuro-developmental outcome after cardiac arrest in children admitted to paediatric intensive care.
Aim: To co-design, with input from staff and parents/carers, a clinical prediction tool (CPT) with communication aids, and to review outcome assessment tools of CPT success in a future clinical trial.
Study population:
1) Senior healthcare practitioners (senior trainees, advance nurses, consultants) who manage post-cardiac arrest care in UK PICUs
2) Parents of children experiencing post-cardiac arrest management recruited into NEUROPACK Observational Study and parents of children in Paediatric Intensive Care Units (PICU) experiencing similar conditions involving significant prognostic uncertainty.Method: A questionnaire survey and focus groups with PICU staff, interviews with parents and carers, and a final stakeholder workshop to present prototype CPT design.
Planned study period: 12 months
REC name
West Midlands - South Birmingham Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
18/WM/0319
Date of REC Opinion
28 Dec 2018
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion