Acute obstructive laryngitis (croup) Respiratory Acute obstructive laryngitis
Conditions
Interventions
Patients are randomly assigned to one of the following:
1. Experimental intervention is three booklets that integrate stories, as told by parents of children with croup attending the ED, with evidence
Sponsors
University of Alberta (Canada) - Department of Paediatrics
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Parents of children with a clinical diagnosis of croup 2. Parents must also meet the following criteria: 2.1. Have a telephone and be willing to be contacted for follow-up interviews 2.2. Fluent in English 2.3. Provide informed consent 2.4. No prior visit to an ED during this episode of the disease 2.5. No prior visit to an ED for another episode of croup during the study period
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Parents will be excluded if: 1. Stridor is due to another cause (e.g., bacterial tracheitis, presence of a supraglottic foreign body) 2. Parent has previously been included in the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Parental anxiety measured using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-S, Form Y). Anxiety will be measured at baseline, discharge from ED, one day post-discharge, and when child is symptom free. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Event impact 2. Parental knowledge, measured at day 3 post-discharge, 1 year post-discharge 3. Parental satisfaction with ED visit, measured at day 1 post-discharge 4. Decisional regret, measured at day 1 post-discharge 5. Incidence of return for medical care, measured at day 1, day 3 and every two days thereafter until child is symptom-free or until day 9 post-discharge 6. Healthcare utilisation patterns, measured at day 1, day 3 and every two days thereafter until child is symptom-free or until day 9 post-discharge, 1 year post-discharge 7. Costs, measured at day 1, day 3 and every two days thereafter until child is symptom-free or until day 9 post-discharge, 1 year post-discharge | — |
Countries
Canada
Outcome results
None listed