Improving Quality of Life of Children With Cancer Through Psychosocial Screening
NCT ID: NCT02788604
Last Updated: 2019-10-10
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
183 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2015-06-01
2017-07-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
QUADRUPLE
Study Groups
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Experimental Group
Participants in this arm will have a summary of their family's psychosocial risk factors provided to the treatment team. This will occur twice: once shortly after diagnosis (within 2-4 weeks) and once approximately 6 months following diagnosis.
Summary of psychosocial risk factors
The treatment team will receive a psychosocial risk summary shortly following diagnosis based on parent report.
Control Group
Participants in this arm will NOT have a summary of their family's psychosocial risk factors provided to the treatment team shortly after diagnosis. However, the risk factors will be distributed to the treatment team 6 months following diagnosis.
Control
The treatment team will NOT receive a psychosocial risk summary shortly following diagnosis based on parent report.
Interventions
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Summary of psychosocial risk factors
The treatment team will receive a psychosocial risk summary shortly following diagnosis based on parent report.
Control
The treatment team will NOT receive a psychosocial risk summary shortly following diagnosis based on parent report.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Siblings of children newly diagnosed with cancer, within 2-4 weeks post-diagnosis, between the ages of 8 years and 16 years, able to complete outcome measures, without a physical chronic condition.
* Children with cancer, newly diagnosed, within 2 to 4 weeks post-diagnosis, between the ages of 8 and 16 years, able to complete outcome measures.
Exclusion Criteria
* Sibling of children not diagnosed with cancer
* Children not diagnosed with cancer.
8 Years
100 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Provincial Health Services Authority
OTHER
The Hospital for Sick Children
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Maru Barrera
Psychologist
Principal Investigators
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Maru Barrera, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
The Hospital for Sick Children
Locations
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BC Women and Children's Hospital
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
The Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Countries
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References
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Boman K, Lindahl A, Bjork O. Disease-related distress in parents of children with cancer at various stages after the time of diagnosis. Acta Oncol. 2003;42(2):137-46. doi: 10.1080/02841860310004995.
Kazak AE, Simms S, Rourke MT. Family systems practice in pediatric psychology. J Pediatr Psychol. 2002 Mar;27(2):133-43. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/27.2.133.
Sawyer MG, Antoniou G, Toogood I, Rice M, Baghurst PA. A prospective study of the psychological adjustment of parents and families of children with cancer. J Paediatr Child Health. 1993 Oct;29(5):352-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1993.tb00533.x.
Wijnberg-Williams BJ, Kamps WA, Klip EC, Hoekstra-Weebers JE. Psychological distress and the impact of social support on fathers and mothers of pediatric cancer patients: long-term prospective results. J Pediatr Psychol. 2006 Sep;31(8):785-92. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsj087. Epub 2005 Oct 26.
Woodgate RL, Degner LF, Yanofsky R. A different perspective to approaching cancer symptoms in children. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2003 Sep;26(3):800-17. doi: 10.1016/s0885-3924(03)00285-9.
Kupst MJ, Natta MB, Richardson CC, Schulman JL, Lavigne JV, Das L. Family coping with pediatric leukemia: ten years after treatment. J Pediatr Psychol. 1995 Oct;20(5):601-17. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/20.5.601.
Barrera M, D'Agostino NM, Gibson J, Gilbert T, Weksberg R, Malkin D. Predictors and mediators of psychological adjustment in mothers of children newly diagnosed with cancer. Psychooncology. 2004 Sep;13(9):630-41. doi: 10.1002/pon.765.
Kazak AE, Brier M, Alderfer MA, Reilly A, Fooks Parker S, Rogerwick S, Ditaranto S, Barakat LP. Screening for psychosocial risk in pediatric cancer. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2012 Nov;59(5):822-7. doi: 10.1002/pbc.24166. Epub 2012 Apr 10.
Barrera M, Hancock K, Rokeach A, Cataudella D, Atenafu E, Johnston D, Punnett A, Nathan PC, Bartels U, Silva M, Cassidy M, Jansen P, Shama W, Greenberg C. External validity and reliability of the Psychosocial Assessment Tool (PAT) among Canadian parents of children newly diagnosed with cancer. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2014 Jan;61(1):165-70. doi: 10.1002/pbc.24774. Epub 2013 Sep 17.
Patel SK, Mullins W, Turk A, Dekel N, Kinjo C, Sato JK. Distress screening, rater agreement, and services in pediatric oncology. Psychooncology. 2011 Dec;20(12):1324-33. doi: 10.1002/pon.1859. Epub 2010 Oct 5.
Barrera M, Young MA, Hancock K, Chung J. Early trajectory of psychosocial risk in families of children and adolescents newly diagnosed with cancer. Support Care Cancer. 2022 Feb;30(2):1815-1822. doi: 10.1007/s00520-021-06581-3. Epub 2021 Oct 4.
Barrera M, Alexander S, Atenafu EG, Chung J, Hancock K, Solomon A, Desjardins L, Shama W, Mills D. Psychosocial screening and mental health in pediatric cancer: A randomized controlled trial. Health Psychol. 2020 May;39(5):381-390. doi: 10.1037/hea0000825. Epub 2020 Jan 23.
Barrera M, Hancock K, Atenafu E, Alexander S, Solomon A, Desjardins L, Shama W, Chung J, Mills D. Quality of life in pediatric oncology patients, caregivers and siblings after psychosocial screening: a randomized controlled trial. Support Care Cancer. 2020 Aug;28(8):3659-3668. doi: 10.1007/s00520-019-05160-x. Epub 2019 Dec 6.
Other Identifiers
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702843
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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