PERMIT co-design workshops with parents and children and young people
Research type
Research Study
Full title
The PERMIT feasibility study – Paediatric Early Rehabilitation/Mobilisation during InTensive care (Phase 2b: workshops and interviews with parents, children, and young people)
IRAS ID
270791
Contact name
Birgit Whitman
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Birmingham (sponsor)
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 7 months, 30 days
Research summary
Each year 20,000 children and young people (CYP) become very ill or injured and need paediatric intensive care (PIC) from specialist health professionals. Most children and young people survive. However, their illness or injury may cause physical, functional, or emotional problems for themselves and their families. Children and young people need rehabilitation/mobilisation to help their recovery. We need to understand whether it would be feasible and beneficial to provide rehabilitation/mobilisation earlier than when it is usually provided in the NHS.
Overall, the PERMIT study aims to:
1) Understand what health professionals are currently doing in PIC settings,
2) Identify what outcomes are important to children and young people, their parents, and health professionals,
3) Develop a protocol for providing early rehabilitation/mobilisation (ERM), and assess whether the protocol can be used in practice,
4) Explore the feasibility and acceptability of a future trial and develop recommendations for future research.
The present IRAS application applies solely to one part of PERMIT – a series of workshops and interviews with parents and CYP. We would like to explore their views and experiences of ERM.REC name
London - Westminster Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
19/LO/1987
Date of REC Opinion
28 Feb 2020
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion