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Can a picture-based guide stop NICU parents from making medication mistakes?

NCT ID NCT04278690

Disease control Sponsor: NYU Langone Health Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Aug 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This trial tests whether giving parents of NICU babies extra help, like picture-based instruction sheets and a web app, reduces medication dosing errors at home. Parents of infants discharged with liquid medicines will receive either usual care, HELPix materials, or HELPix plus a web app. Researchers will compare how accurately parents measure and give doses, and how well they stick to the prescribed schedule.

What this could mean

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Active substance
HELPix, a set of health-literacy-informed written materials and verbal counseling, plus a web application (HELPix+TECH) for parents
What this could lead to
If it works, this approach could reduce medication errors and improve adherence for infants discharged from the NICU, potentially setting a standard for safer at-home care.
What could go wrong
The trial is small and early, so results may not apply broadly. Parents may still struggle with dosing despite the tools, and the web app requires internet and phone access, which not all families have.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

36 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Mar 2021

Finished

Apr 2026

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

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Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. English or Spanish-speaking 2. 18 years of age and older 3. Child discharged home with a Rx for \>1 daily liquid medication (other than multivitamin) 4. Primary person who will administers child's medications. 5. Willingness and ability to participate Exclusion Criteria: 1. Does not have a working phone number 2. Does not have access to internet (via computer/smartphone) 3. Does not have a mobile phone that receives texts. 4. Not able to return to the hospital for their child's follow-up visit 5. Visual acuity worse than 20/50 according to the Rosenbaum Pocket Screener 6. Uncorrectable hearing impairment

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  • NYU Langone Health

    New York, New York, 10016, United States

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