Welcome to the PROSpect study!

Prone and Oscillation Pediatric Clinical Trial – or PROSpect for short.

The goal of the study was to find out how best to help children on a breathing machine with a serious lung injury. We also wanted to learn more about how children do after they go home from the PICU (Pediatric Intensive Care Unit).

While your child was in the hospital:

Children with respiratory failure require breathing support. After you gave your permission, your child was be placed in one of four groups, randomly, like rolling dice. There are different types of breathing machines and positions that can be used in children who are sick on a breathing machine. This study hoped to find out if one of two types of breathing machines and one of two different positions are better than the other in reducing the number of days children spend on breathing machines.

For children in the United States, we also surveyed families about their experience after a child goes home:

The rest of the study took place for one year after your child left the PICU. The study team contacted you 4 times to complete a survey over the phone that asked questions about how your child was doing.

After completing the 4 follow-up surveys you received a $50.00.  There was no cost to you to participate in this study.

See the Follow-Up Survey Info page for more information about completing the follow-up surveys.

If you have any questions about PROSpect please contact Dr. Curley – curley@nursing.upenn.edu 

Thank you for being a part of PROSpect!