Developing a Symptom List for Children With Cancer

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-03-31

Study Completion Date

2017-09-30

Brief Summary

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Primary Objective

The aim of this research study is to develop a comprehensive inventory of symptoms that occur in children with advanced cancer who are receiving a specialist palliative care service.

Secondary Objectives

* To assess correlation between parent, child and nurse scores on the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale (MSAS).
* To identify symptom prevalence in children with advanced cancer as identified by the child/young person (CYP), nurse and parent (to be analysed separately for parent, child and nurse).
* To identify whether there are any symptoms missing from the age appropriate MSAS as identified by the CYP, nurse and parent (to be analysed separately for parent, child and nurse).
* To identify whether any items on the age appropriate MSAS are not relevant to the population being studied (to be analysed separately for parent, child and nurse).
* To identify which symptoms cause the most distress as identified by the CYP, nurse and parent (to be analysed separately for parent, child and nurse).
* To identify degree of severity of each symptom as identified by the CYP, nurse and parent (to be analysed separately for parent, child and nurse).
* To identify which symptoms occur most frequently as identified by the CYP, nurse and parent (to be analysed separately for parent, child and nurse).
* To assess the trends between phase of illness and symptom profile, severity and distress.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Paediatric Oncology Palliative Care

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Interventions

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Questionnaire

Questionnaire based study using a symptom assessment tool

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Any child/young person (CYP) aged 7 to 17 years and 364 days referred and accepted to the palliative care service (PATCH team) at the Royal Marsden (RM) will be eligible for inclusion. The PATCH team is responsible for co-ordinating palliative care services for children with both malignant and non-malignant conditions in the South Thames and South East Coast areas. The team can provide home visits, local hospital and hospice visits for symptom and palliative care advice. The team are also available by telephone 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to provide symptom advice to families and health care professionals from all settings who are caring for children known to the team. Acceptance to this service is via multidisciplinary team (MDT) discussion.

Exclusion Criteria

* Severe cognitive impairment in the parent/carer
* Lack of fluent English
* Lack of ability to read and write English
* Psychological concerns about the CYP and/or parent/carer. All potential participants will be discussed with the psychosocial team before being invited to participate.

Minimum Eligible Age

7 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No