NCT01311596

Show Me to Help Me

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 83 (actual)
• Sponsor: Akron Children's Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 4 Years – 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This cohort observation, randomized controlled trial is intended to provide data that icons and non-verbal communication improve communication and cooperation with children with Autism/communication delay and aid in the transition to an unfamiliar environment. It would lay the foundation for future studies and practices of using icons and pictures for the whole office visit to enhance communication between the patient and physician/nurse/medical staff and cooperation of the patient. 1. Use icons during triage/check in process to decrease time and increase patient compliance. Compare typical children to those with Autism/communication delay. 2. Use icons during blood draw to improve communication with patients, to help with patient understanding, and increase patient cooperation and decrease noise and length of procedure.

Conditions

• Autism

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Icons	Clinic- patients first shown picture icons of the steps of taking vital signs Lab - patients first shown picture icons of the steps of a blood draw procedure

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-02-01
• Primary completion: 2011-02-01
• Completion: 2011-02-01
• First posted: 2011-03-09
• Last updated: 2014-06-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States