New web app aims to keep fragile kids out of the hospital
NCT ID NCT04867395
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jul 17, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This study is testing a web-based tool called HELPix Care Plan to help parents of children with medical complexity understand and follow discharge instructions. Researchers will enroll 282 parents to see if the tool reduces errors in comprehension and adherence, and lowers the chance of hospital readmission or other problems within 30 days after discharge.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- HELPix Care Plan (a web application tool)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this tool could help parents better understand discharge instructions and reduce complications after their child leaves the hospital.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study focused on measuring understanding and adherence, not directly testing a treatment. The tool may not significantly reduce readmissions or other health problems.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 282 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2021
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Parents * English or Spanish-speaking * Parent or legal guardian and primary caregiver of child who has medical complexity (defined by significant chronic conditions in ≥2 body systems, progressive conditions associated with decreased life expectancy, dependence on technology for \>6 months \[e.g., respiratory equipment, central lines, feeding tubes\], or progressive/metastatic malignancies) who was admitted to the acute or intensive care units * The individual's child is ≤18 years old * The individual's child was discharged home or is expected be discharged home on ≥1 daily medication. * Willingness to be randomized to intervention group * Willingness and ability to participate in study procedures Exclusion Criteria: Parents * Caregiver \<18 years old * Poor visual acuity (\<20/50 corrected on Rosenbaum screener for in-person recruitment; by subject report for phone recruitment) * Self-reported hearing difficulty * Previously enrolled.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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NYU Langone Health
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10016, United States
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