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Psychological Interventions in Siblings of Children With Cancer

NCT ID: NCT00296907

Last Updated: 2012-07-30

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-04-30

Study Completion Date

2010-12-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a two-session brief psychological intervention in siblings of pediatric cancer patients with regard to behavior problems and depression.

Detailed Description

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Within a randomized controlled design the effects of a brief two-session psychological intervention (child, parents) shall be studied in 30 siblings of newly diagnosed pediatric cancer patients. After a baseline assessment 3-4 weeks after diagnosis participants are randomly assigned to an intervention or waiting list group. Both are re-assessed at 3 and 6 months by means of standardized questionnaires assessing psychological adaptation and behavior. The intervention is provided to the waiting list group after the 6-month assessment.

Conditions

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Cancer

Keywords

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cancer siblings behavior psychological adaptation intervention

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Psychological Intervention

2-session psychological intervention

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Brief psychological intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Psychoeducation, provision of medical knowledge, coping skills training

Interventions

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Brief psychological intervention

Psychoeducation, provision of medical knowledge, coping skills training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

brother or sister with newly diagnosed cancer treated at the University Children's Hospital command of the German language normal developmental level
Minimum Eligible Age

7 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

16 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University Children's Hospital, Zurich

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Markus A Landolt, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University Children's Hospital Zurich, Psychosomatic and Psychiatry

Locations

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University Children's Hospital Zurich, Psychosomatic and Psychiatry

Zurich, , Switzerland

Site Status

Countries

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Switzerland

References

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Prchal A, Graf A, Bergstraesser E, Landolt MA. A two-session psychological intervention for siblings of pediatric cancer patients: a randomized controlled pilot trial. Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health. 2012 Jan 11;6(1):3. doi: 10.1186/1753-2000-6-3.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 22236392 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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PIGO-1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id