Quality of Life in Children With Cancer (sıcc)

August 7, 2018 updated by: Ayşe Numanoğlu Akbaş, Cumhuriyet University

The Relationship Between Sleep, Fatigue, Quality of Life and Family Impact in Children With Cancer

Childhood cancers cover a wide range of diseases; leukemia, central nervous system cancers and lymphomas are the most common ones among them. During medical treatment children with cancer are at risk of neuromuscular and musculoskeletal complications such as reduced muscle strength, gross and fine motor performance impairment, decreased energy consumption. These neuromuscular and musculoskeletal complications can affect dynamic balance, endurance and quality of life of the children. Childhood cancers have negative effects on sleep. The aim of this study is to identify the status of sleep, fatigue, and quality of life in children with various types of cancer and to examine the relationship between these conditions.The general situation of children will be determined according to findings from this study.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Childhood cancers cover a wide range of diseases; leukemia, central nervous system cancers and lymphomas are the most common ones among them. Acute lymphoblastic lymphoma (ALL) is the most common childhood cancer and 78% of leukemia's reported to be ALL. During medical treatment children with leukemia are at risk of neuromuscular and musculoskeletal complications such as reduced ankle range of motion, reduced muscle strength, gross and fine motor performance impairment, decreased energy consumption, osteonecrosis and osteoporosis. These conditions can develop as a result of cancer or its treatment. These neuromuscular and musculoskeletal complications can affect dynamic balance, endurance and quality of life of the children. Childhood cancers have negative effects on sleep; sleep complaints can develop with the diagnosis and continue even after recovery period.The aim of this study is to identify the status of sleep, fatigue, and quality of life in children with various types of cancer and to examine the relationship between these conditions. In addition, families will be assessed about their children's conditions and satisfaction with the health care they receive.The general situation of children will be determined according to findings from this study.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

74

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Turkey
    • İç Anadolu
      • Sivas, İç Anadolu, Turkey, 58100
        • Cumhuriyet University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

4 years to 18 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Study population will be recruited from children diagnosed as childhood cancer and having medical treatment in hospital.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosis of childhood cancer and having medical treatment at the hospital

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Having any other health condition (neurologic, developmental or metabolic disorders)

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Children with childhood cancer
Children with childhood cancer that are having medical treatment will be assessed with family based questionnaires.
Other: Family based assessment
Family of the children will be assessed with questionnaires about their child health condition.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
The Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) Cancer Module
Time Frame: At baseline
Assessing the quality of life of the children with cancer.
At baseline

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Impact on Family Scale
Time Frame: At baseline
Assessing the impact of having a child with chronic health condition
At baseline
Functional Independence Measure for children
Time Frame: At baseline
Assessing functional independence of children.
At baseline
Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire
Time Frame: At baseline
Assessing sleep duration and habits of the children.
At baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Cumhuriyet University

Collaborators

Suleyman Demirel University

Investigators

  • Study Director: Ayşe Numanoğlu Akbaş, Ass. Prof. Dr.

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

August 1, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2018

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 15, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 15, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

June 16, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 8, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 7, 2018

Last Verified

August 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • ALL_AML

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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