Quality of Life Among Children and Adolescents With Cancer

This descriptive study aims to allow children and adolescents who have cancer to self-evaluate their quality of life. It is hypothesized that treatment affects quality of life in the areas of physical and social functioning. It is further hypothesized that these effects dissipate within 6 months after treatment is completed.

Study Overview

• Status: Withdrawn
• Conditions: Cancer

Detailed Description

Study participants will include all children and adolescents (aged 7 to 21 years old) currently receiving care from the Hematology/Oncology Clinic at the CMHC, which will serve as the study site. These individuals will be identified by the health care professionals working in the clinic. Specific study criteria will include only those individuals who (1) can read or write in the English language (due to limited availability of translators); (2) appear to not possibly suffer psychological harm by participating (as determined by any health care professional working in the Clinic); and (3) do not have a health condition and/or medical need that supersedes study participation. The weekly list of appointments will be reviewed by the researchers who already work in the Clinic for appropriateness (JH, JB and KS). To prevent participation coercion, solicitation for participation will be provided through the Child Life Specialist (CLS). The CLS is known to each participant and will function as a data collector for this study.

• Study Type: Observational

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Missouri
    • Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64108
      • Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 9 years to 18 years (Child, Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:Study participants will include all children and adolescents (aged 7 to 21 years old) currently receiving care from the Hematology/Oncology Clinic at the CMHC, which will serve as the study site. These individuals will be identified by the health care professionals working in the clinic. Specific study criteria will include only those individuals who (1) can read or write in the English language (due to limited availability of translators); (2) appear to not possibly suffer psychological harm by participating (as determined by any health care professional working in the Clinic); and (3) do not have a health condition and/or medical need that supersedes study participation. -

Exclusion Criteria: (1) Those electing not to participate; (2) those with no guardian available to consent or (3) those not yet diagnosed with a cancer condition.

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Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Cohort
• Time Perspectives: Prospective

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Peggy Ward-Smith, PhD, University of Missouri, Kansas City

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: March 1, 2005
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): February 1, 2013
• Study Completion (Anticipated): February 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 31, 2006
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 31, 2006
• First Posted (Estimate): February 2, 2006

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): December 17, 2020
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 15, 2020
• Last Verified: December 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: quality of life; cancer; adolescents
• Other Study ID Numbers: 04 05-052E; CMCC grant