Status:

RECRUITING

Psychological Benefits of a Normalized Camping Experience for Children With Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Pediatric Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

7-25 years

Brief Summary

Background: * Cancer has an enormous impact on the psychological and social well-being of the family unit. The life-threatening connotations of cancer single out the ill child from his peer/family gr...

Detailed Description

Background: * Cancer has an enormous impact on the psychological and social well-being of the family unit. The life-threatening connotations of cancer single out the ill child from his peer/family gr...

Eligibility Criteria

  • INCLUSION CRITERIA:
  • Children 7-17 years of age who are currently being treated for cancer or are up to 5 years post therapy.

OR

Young adults with cancer (YACers) 18-25 years of age who are acting as counselors at Camp Fantastic.

  • Children/young adults will be selected for camp after careful screening by a multidisciplinary committee consisting of medical and program directors. While the state of the child s health will certainly be considered there will be no exclusions for:
  • Patients who are receiving intramuscular, intrathecal, oral or intravenous medications or blood products.
  • Patients who have had amputations or have other physical defects.
  • Patients who become febrile and neutropenic at the onset or during the week of camp will stay at camp on antibiotic therapy providing their condition remains stable.
  • At the discretion of the multidisciplinary committee consisting of medical and program directors, special exceptions may be made for patients with extenuating circumstances.
  • All children will be officially enrolled and will have an NIH Clinical Center Patient Care Number. The enrollment of a child, signing of protocol consent, and completion of admission paperwork is done in person but under extenuating circumstances it may be done over the phone after the paperwork has been mailed to the parent/guardian. Extenuating circumstances would include a last minute application to camp after the trip for camp screenings in Norfolk or Richmond has been completed.

EXCLUSION CRITERIA:

-Children with a medical diagnosis other than cancer or their related disorders.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 15 1983

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

Estimated Enrollment :

5000 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00001186

Start Date

February 15 1983

Last Update

April 2 2026

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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892