RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT07390773

Building Relationship, Improving Dialogue, and Growing Empathy (BRIDGE): An Intervention to Support Decision Making for Critically Ill Children

Sponsor

Duke University

Enrollment

495 participants

Start Date

Aug 3, 2026

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Pediatric Critical Illness Decision Making Neonatal Critical Illness

Summary

Parents of young children in the intensive care unit may be faced with decisions about their child's care. The Building Relationship, Improving Dialogue, and Growing Empathy (BRIDGE) intervention was designed to help support parents as they make decisions for their child and communicate with the health care team. The main questions this study aims to answer are: 1. Do parents who receive the BRIDGE intervention report being better prepared to make decisions for their child? 2. Do parents who receive the BRIDGE intervention report less regret about the decisions they made for their child? Participants will complete surveys at baseline and approximately 2 weeks, 6 months, and 12 months following enrollment. Some participants will also participate in interviews about their experiences.

Eligibility

Plain Language Summary

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This clinical trial is studying a behavioral approach called BRIDGE intervention for people with decision making, neonatal critical illness, and other related conditions. The study is currently recruiting participants at 3 locations.

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALBRIDGE intervention

The BRIDGE intervention includes a paper-based tool that includes an introduction to decision-making, a values clarification exercise, and a question prompt list. The tool additionally prompts parents to share how they define decision-relevant concepts like quality of life and suffering for their child. The completed tool is shared with the health care team in the electronic health record.