Recruiting

Heartsight

Sponsor:

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Code:

NCT07707037

Conditions

Cardiac Arrest

Anxiety Depression

Family Support

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 0 - 17

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Education Intervention

Study Details

Brief summary:

This pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) will test the feasibility and acceptability of the informational intervention program, Heartsight, to reduce caregivers' uncertainty experienced throughout their child's illness trajectory after cardiac arrest. The investigator aims to enroll up to 30 caregivers of pediatric cardiac arrest patients to (Aim 1a) pilot recruitment and randomization (2:1) procedures, and (Aim 1b) estimate retention rate at 3 months and assess engagement and utilization metrics for frequency of access and time spent on each module of the informational packages. The investigator also aims to evaluate the association of the intervention with efficacy outcomes in an exploratory manner in preparation for a larger trial, including (Aim2a) a preliminary estimate of the association of intervention with the surrogate's uncertainty levels at 3 months post-discharge, and (Aim 2b) a preliminary estimate of the association of intervention with the surrogate's anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress symptoms at 3 months post-discharge.

Conditions

Cardiac Arrest

Anxiety Depression

Family Support

Study ID

NCT07707037

Start date

Jun 1, 2026

Status verified date

Jul, 2026

Completion date

May 31, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

May 31, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 0 - 17

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

Caregiver

1. Caregiver of a child <17.5 years of age who had at least a 2 minute cardiac arrest, is expected to be discharged within 30 days, and to survive at least 3 months post-discharge from hospital.
2. English speaking

Child

1. <17.5 years of age
2. Have had a cardiac arrest lasting more than 2 minutes within the past 7 days and have not yet been discharged from pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) or cardiac intensive care unit (CICU)

Exclusion Criteria:

1\) Parent or legal guardian is not the child's caregiver

Study Design

Enrollment

30 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Other

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

other: Intervention

Caregivers will receive cardiac arrest education intervention called Heartsight

no intervention: Usual Care

Patients and caregivers will receive usual care

Interventions

Education Intervention

Caregivers will receive education modules at multiple time points during their children's post cardiac arrest recovery trajectory

Primary outcome measure

  • Retention Rate [ Time Frame: 3 months post enrollment ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Elizabeth Herrup, MD

215-514-0166herrupe@chop.edu

Locations

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Recruiting

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104

Contacts

Elizabeth Herrup, MD

215-514-0166herrupe@chop.edu

More Information

Sponsor

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Last update posted

Jul 16, 2026

Last verified

Jul, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-08. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia on 2026-07-16.