What happens after the PICU? new study tracks kids and families for years
NCT ID NCT06812130
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study follows 404 children who spent time in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and their families, including healthy siblings. Researchers want to understand the long-term physical, thinking, and emotional challenges they may face. By tracking these outcomes, the goal is to find ways to better support recovery for everyone involved.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to better support programs for children and families after a PICU stay, improving their long-term health and well-being.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not testing a treatment. It may not directly change care, and results depend on families staying involved over time.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 404 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
\[HOPE Cohort\] Paediatric patients, aged 28 days - 16 years of age, admitted to either PICU at KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore or National University Hospital, Singapore. \[SHACK-S Cohort\] Siblings, aged 4 - 16 years old, of paediatric patients admitted to either PICU at KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore or National University Hospital, Singapore.
- Ages
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28 days to 16 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: \[HOPE Cohort\] 1. Between 28 days - 16 years of age at PICU admission 2. Have an expected PICU stay \> 48 hours\* \[SHACK-S Cohort\] 1. Healthy children (aged 4 -16 years old) with critically ill sibling between 28 days - 16 years of age at PICU admission 2. Has a critically ill sibling who has an expected PICU stay \> 48 hours 3. Lives in the same household as the critically ill sibling and parents prior to admission Exclusion Criteria: \[HOPE Cohort\] 1. Do-Not-Resuscitate status 2. Lack of informed consent 3. Prior enrolment in this study \[SHACK-S Cohort\] 1. Children of critically ill sibling with Do-Not-Resuscitate status 2. Children with condition listed on paediatric Complex Chronic Conditions (CCC) system Version 3.0 or with neurocognitive/neurodevelopmental delays or disorders 3. Previous admission to PICU 4. Lack of informed consent 5. Prior enrolment in this study * Note: For participating study sites without a dedicated PICU (e.g., sites where patients are managed in a combined ward under High Dependency (HD) or ICU status), PICU stay will be defined as the duration during which the patient is assigned an ICU status. The determination of ICU status will be made at the discretion of the respective site's study team and Site-PI.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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KK Women's and Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGSingapore, Singapore, 229899, Singapore
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National University Singapore
RECRUITINGSingapore, Singapore, 119074, Singapore
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