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WELCOME - Digital transition of premature and newborn infants with special care needs to post-discharge care

WELCOME - Digital transition of premature and newborn infants with special care needs to post-discharge care - WELCOME

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00034422
Enrollment
240
Registered
2025-03-06
Start date
2025-08-06
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-06

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

P07

Interventions

Group 1: Intervention group: In addition to usual post-discharge care, participants also receive the WELCOME tele-homecare intervention. It is based on two main components. Firstly, a synchronised, ti

Sponsors

LMU Klinikum München
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Premature infants with increased socio-medical and/or nursing aftercare needs between 34-37 weeks' gestation - Families with newborns born before the 34th week of pregnancy - Families with newborns with extremely low birth weight (<1000g), other low birth weight (1000 to < 2500g), extreme immaturity (gestational age <28 weeks) - Families with sick mature infants (congenital malformations or perinatally acquired diseases) with socio-medical and/or nursing aftercare needs

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Families with premature infants without increased socio-medical aftercare needs or increased nursing aftercare needs - Families with premature and full-term infants with an increased need for follow-up care in a palliative situation

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
a) readmission rate within 30 days after discharge. b) rate of emergency scenarios within 30 days after discharge. The readmission is defined as any unplanned hospital admission in any hospital. The emergency scenario is defined as any scenario due to which the parents call a rescue services or utilisation of emergency departments.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Child-centred secondary outcomes: child's developmental, behavioural and physiological parameters (weight, height, head circumference, complications, medications, medical devices, respiratory diseases, skin conditions, drinking behaviour/nutrition, sleeping behaviour, care indicators, neurological development). Parent-centred secondary outcomes: parental stress, anxiety, depression, bonding, breastfeeding behaviour, well-being, familiy effectiveness, parental self-efficacy, digital health literacy, knowledge and user acceptance.

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactLaura Sehn

LMU Klinikum München

laura.sehn@med.uni-muenchen.de+4915254894933

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026