Financial Distress During Treatment for Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in the United States

NCT ID: NCT04928599

Last Updated: 2026-01-08

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-03-14

Study Completion Date

2028-03-31

Brief Summary

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The overall goals of this study are to measure parents' financial distress (worry or anxiety about money) during their child's/adolescent's treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia and whether it changes over time, and to learn what factors are associated with changes in financial distress. Information gathered from this study will inform future intervention studies that may mitigate financial distress for parents of children/adolescents being treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Detailed Description

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. Determine the trajectory of financial distress over time, as reported by parents of children and adolescents ages 1 to 14.9 years with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), from start to completion of ALL therapy.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVE:

I. Identify factors associated with financial distress over time for families of children and adolescents ages 1 to 14.9 years with newly diagnosed ALL.

EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:

I. Describe domains of financial toxicity, informed by the conceptual framework guiding this study, specifically treatment-related material hardship during treatment for pediatric ALL, potential financial coping behaviors during treatment for pediatric ALL, and institutional factors.

II. In a sub-cohort of participants, qualitatively explore parental experiences of financial distress and material hardship, and perceptions about financial screening/assessments during their child's/adolescent's treatment for ALL.

OUTLINE: This is an observational study.

Parents complete surveys over 15-30 minutes at the beginning of their child's induction chemotherapy, at the beginning of maintenance chemotherapy, and at the end of last chemotherapy. Parents may also participate in one-time individual interview over 30-45 minutes. Additionally, children's medical records are reviewed during the study.

Conditions

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Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

OTHER

Study Groups

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Health Services Research (survey, interview, chart review)

Parents complete surveys over 15-30 minutes at the beginning of their child's induction chemotherapy, at the beginning of maintenance chemotherapy, and at the end of last chemotherapy. Parents may also participate in one-time individual interview over 30-45 minutes. Additionally, children's medical records are reviewed during the study

Electronic Health Record Review

Intervention Type OTHER

Review of medical records

Interview

Intervention Type OTHER

Complete interview

Survey Administration

Intervention Type OTHER

Complete survey

Interventions

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Electronic Health Record Review

Review of medical records

Intervention Type OTHER

Interview

Complete interview

Intervention Type OTHER

Survey Administration

Complete survey

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* All Children's Oncology Group (COG) NCI Community Oncology Research Program (National Cancer Institute \[N\]CORP) institutions are eligible for participation in this study upon first parent enrollment
* Parents of an index child who meets the following characteristics are eligible for this study:

* Index child must be newly diagnosed with de novo ALL
* Index child must be between the ages of 1 and 14.9 years at the time of the parent's enrollment
* At the parent's entry to the study, the index child must be receiving induction chemotherapy for newly diagnosed ALL at the enrolling institution. The index child may be enrolled in therapeutic clinical ALL trials or receiving ALL therapy per standard of care
* Parents age 18 years and above are eligible for this study
* Parent must speak English or Spanish in order to participate in the consent process and provide consent. The parent's language skills must be sufficient to understand the study requirements and complete the survey and interview questions
* At the parent's entry to the study, the index child must be receiving induction chemotherapy for newly diagnosed ALL at the enrolling institution. The index child may be enrolled in therapeutic clinical ALL trials or receiving ALL therapy per standard of care
* REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS: All parents must sign a written informed consent for their participation in the study
* REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS: All institutional and NCI requirements for human studies must be met

Exclusion Criteria

* Parents of index children with any of the following clinical characteristics will be excluded from the study:

* KMT2A-R (formerly MLL-R) not receiving ALL therapy
* Mixed-phenotype acute leukemia (MPAL) not receiving ALL therapy
* Burkitt's leukemia
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Children's Oncology Group

NETWORK

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Melissa P Beauchemin

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Children's Oncology Group

Locations

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Kaiser Permanente-Oakland

Oakland, California, United States

Site Status

Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Site Status

Broward Health Medical Center

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

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Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida

Fort Myers, Florida, United States

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Memorial Regional Hospital/Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital

Hollywood, Florida, United States

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Nemours Children's Clinic-Jacksonville

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

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Nemours Children's Hospital

Orlando, Florida, United States

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Sacred Heart Hospital

Pensacola, Florida, United States

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Tampa General Hospital

Tampa, Florida, United States

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Saint Joseph's Hospital/Children's Hospital-Tampa

Tampa, Florida, United States

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Augusta University Medical Center

Augusta, Georgia, United States

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Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

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Blank Children's Hospital

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

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Children's Hospital New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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Ochsner Medical Center Jefferson

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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Maine Children's Cancer Program

Scarborough, Maine, United States

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Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals - Helen DeVos Children's Hospital

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

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Bronson Methodist Hospital

Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

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Mercy Hospital Saint Louis

St Louis, Missouri, United States

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University Medical Center of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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Alliance for Childhood Diseases/Cure 4 the Kids Foundation

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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Summerlin Hospital Medical Center

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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Renown Regional Medical Center

Reno, Nevada, United States

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Morristown Medical Center

Morristown, New Jersey, United States

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University of New Mexico Cancer Center

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

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NYP/Columbia University Medical Center/Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center

New York, New York, United States

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Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Campus

The Bronx, New York, United States

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Sanford Broadway Medical Center

Fargo, North Dakota, United States

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Geisinger Medical Center

Danville, Pennsylvania, United States

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Prisma Health Richland Hospital

Columbia, South Carolina, United States

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BI-LO Charities Children's Cancer Center

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

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Sanford USD Medical Center - Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

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Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas

Austin, Texas, United States

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Driscoll Children's Hospital

Corpus Christi, Texas, United States

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El Paso Children's Hospital

El Paso, Texas, United States

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Methodist Children's Hospital of South Texas

San Antonio, Texas, United States

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VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center

Richmond, Virginia, United States

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Saint Vincent Hospital Cancer Center Green Bay

Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States

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University Pediatric Hospital

San Juan, , Puerto Rico

Site Status

Countries

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United States Puerto Rico

References

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Beauchemin M, Santacroce SJ, Bona K, Dang H, Alexander S, Allen K, De Los Santos C, Fisher B, Muneton-Castano Y, Ponce O, Vargas S, Sugalski A, Sung L, Parsons S. Rationale and design of Children's Oncology Group (COG) study ACCL20N1CD: financial distress during treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in the United States. BMC Health Serv Res. 2022 Jun 28;22(1):832. doi: 10.1186/s12913-022-08201-0.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 35764995 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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NCI-2021-03567

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

ACCL20N1CD

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

COG-ACCL20N1CD

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

ACCL20N1CD

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

UG1CA189955

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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ACCL20N1CD

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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