Clinical trial NCT00127543: Kid Cards: Teaching Kids About Medicines
Official title: Kid Cards: Teaching Kids About Medicines
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: WITHDRAWN
Phase: NA
Conditions: Hemophilia
Sickle Cell Disease
Neoplasms
Blood Coagulation Disorders
Keywords: Medication Education
Pediatric
Lead sponsor: Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2005-08-08
Enrollment: 0
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 7
Maximum age (years): 11
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: OTHER

Brief summary: This study is being done to see if education about medicines directed toward children will improve their knowledge. The investigators also want to know if this knowledge lasts over time. Right now there are few medication instructional cards that are appropriate for children. Most of the medication cards provide information for adults. Some studies have shown that by teaching children directly, the children may take medicine at the right time for the right reason, have fewer side effects and know more about their medicine.

The purpose of this research study is to see if education about medication helps children learn more about their medicine and if this knowledge lasts.

Detailed description: In 2004, then Surgeon General Carmona stated that a health literate individual is more apt to know the answer, when asked how to keep themselves well (AHRQ, 2004). There is a burgeoning movement among medical professionals to address health literacy. Teaching health information to children will empower them to actively participate in their current care and provide self-management skills that will assist them to keep themselves well throughout their lives. Currently, few medication administration instructional cards exist that are appropriate for children. Providing medication information that the child might understand may result in better administration compliance, fewer adverse effects and develop an individual that is knowledgeable regarding medications and appropriate administration. The purpose if this research is to develop medication administration cards, appropriate for children, which provide information on the most commonly used drugs among the Hematology/Oncology population.

The overall objective of this research is to develop medication informational cards for medications frequently used within the Hematology/Oncology pediatric population, and evaluate the effectiveness of these cards, by means of a pre- and post-test.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Between the ages of 7 - 11 years
* Currently receiving disease management primarily coordinated through the Hematology/Oncology section
* Receiving a medication identified as a variable for this study
* Are able to assent and have a parent/guardian who is willing to consent to study participation
* Suffer no apparent developmental difficulty that would prevent or make study participation difficult

Exclusion Criteria:

* Individuals who cannot read or write English
* Individuals who are known to be non-compliant with medication routine and/or adhering to follow-up visits.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Develop medication cards appropriate for children
measure: Develop a post-test to determine the effectiveness
measure: Obtain data to support teaching children about medication
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Assess the clinical implications of this research
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Kansas City
country: United States
facility: Childrens Mercy Hospitals and Clinics
state: Missouri
Study officials:
affiliation: Childrens Mercy Hospitals and Clinics
name: Heather E Curry, RN, MSN
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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