The Impact of Starbright World on Children Being Treated at the NIH - Full Text View

Sponsored by:	National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Information provided by:	National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00001816

Purpose

This study seeks to evaluate the impact of Starbright World (SBW) on hospitalized children. SBW is a virtual environment designed to link seriously ill children into an interactive online community where they can play games, learn about their condition, or talk with other ill children who are connected to the network. Our outcome evaluation of SBW will include assessments of pain, mood (anxious, depressed and energetic), anger, loneliness, and willingness to return to the NIH for treatment of children who are being treated at NIH. They will be assessed while engaging in "normal" recreational activities (in one of two available playrooms) and while using Starbright World. In addition, we will conduct a process evaluation of the implementation of Starbright World.

Condition
Child, Hospitalized

MedlinePlus related topics: Children's Health

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Observational
Official Title:	The Impact of Starbright World on Children Being Treated at the NIH

Further study details as provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC):

Estimated Enrollment:	35
Study Start Date:	May 1999
Estimated Study Completion Date:	February 2001

Detailed Description:

This study seeks to evaluate the impact of Starbright World (SBW) on hospitalized children. SBW is a virtual environment designed to link seriously ill children into an interactive online community where they can play games, learn about their condition, or talk with other ill children who are connected to the network. Our outcome evaluation of SBW will include assessments of pain, mood (anxious, depressed and energetic), anger, loneliness, and willingness to return to the NIH for treatment of children who are being treated at the NIH. They will be assessed while engaging in "normal" recreational activities (in one of two available playrooms) and while using Starbright World. In addition, we will conduct a process evaluation of the implementation of Starbright World.

Eligibility

Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Children between the ages of 8 and 21.

Currently on active protocol at NIH.

Access to playrooms on the 9th, 11th, 13th, and 14th floors.

Ability to read and understand English.

No presence of mental illness.

Ability to understand and/or perform tasks involved in using Starbright World.

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00001816

Locations

United States, Maryland
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892

Sponsors and Collaborators

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

More Information

Publications:

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Brennan PF, Moore SM, Smyth KA. The effects of a special computer network on caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease. Nurs Res. 1995 May-Jun;44(3):166-72.

Izenberg N, Lieberman DA. The Web, communication trends, and children's health. Part 4: How children use the Web. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 1998 Jun;37(6):335-40.

Study ID Numbers:	990105, 99-C-0105
Study First Received:	November 3, 1999
Last Updated:	March 3, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00001816
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC):

Anger
Loneliness
Mood
Psychosocial
Virtual Network

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 15, 2009