Design and Evaluation of Care Environment and Technology at Pediatric Radiotherapy

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

57 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-08-31

Study Completion Date

2015-08-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effect of changes in the care environment in pediatric radiotherapy. The definitions of the changes is a part of the study, and is constructed in collaboration with the institute of design at Umeå University. The implementation is however not part of the study, but done as part of Clinical routine.

The study consist of two parts, where the first 1.5 years are a Control phase where the changes are designed and also function as a baseline period. The following 1.5 years are the case period where the Changes that are accepted for Clinical implementation are implemented.

The impact of the changes are evaluated using surveys and interviews of both parents and children

Detailed Description

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The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effect of changes in the care environment in pediatric radiotherapy. The definitions of the changes is a part of the study, and is constructed in collaboration with the institute of design at Umeå University. The implementation is however not part of the study, but done as part of Clinical routine.

The study consist of two parts, where the first 1.5 years are a Control phase where the changes are designed and also function as a baseline period. The following 1.5 years are the case period where the Changes that are accepted for Clinical implementation are implemented.

The impact of the changes are evaluated using surveys and interviews of both parents and children. Interviews of the personnel regarding their experiences of the study and the changes is performed after the finalization of the case period.

Conditions

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Pediatric ALL Radiotherapy Side Effect

Keywords

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Pediatric radiotherapy

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Control group

Pediatric patients and their parents who were treated with radiotherapy during baseline period and enrolled in the study. Recruitment to the Control Group took Place during one year.

No interventions assigned to this group

Case group

Pediatric patients and their parents who were treated with radiotherapy during case period and enrolled in the study. Recruitment to the case group took place during one year after introduction of new methods and equipment in the in the clinic..

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Radiotherapy treatment

Exclusion Criteria

\-

Minimum Eligible Age

2 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

References

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Engvall G, Angstrom-Brannstrom C, Mullaney T, Nilsson K, Wickart-Johansson G, Svard AM, Nyholm T, Lindh J, Lindh V. It Is Tough and Tiring but It Works--Children's Experiences of Undergoing Radiotherapy. PLoS One. 2016 Apr 7;11(4):e0153029. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0153029. eCollection 2016.

Reference Type RESULT

PMID: 27055258 (View on PubMed)

Angstrom-Brannstrom C, Engvall G, Mullaney T, Nilsson K, Wickart-Johansson G, Svard AM, Nyholm T, Lindh J, Lindh V. Children Undergoing Radiotherapy: Swedish Parents' Experiences and Suggestions for Improvement. PLoS One. 2015 Oct 28;10(10):e0141086. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0141086. eCollection 2015.

Reference Type RESULT

PMID: 26509449 (View on PubMed)

Engvall G, Lindh V, Mullaney T, Nyholm T, Lindh J, Angstrom-Brannstrom C. Children's experiences and responses towards an intervention for psychological preparation for radiotherapy. Radiat Oncol. 2018 Jan 22;13(1):9. doi: 10.1186/s13014-017-0942-5.

Reference Type DERIVED

PMID: 29357940 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2012-113-31M

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id