Status:
COMPLETED
Telephone-Based Cancer Education With or Without Telephone-Based Counseling in Young Participants
Lead Sponsor:
Georgetown University
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Conditions:
Unspecified Childhood Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Eligibility:
All Genders
13-21 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
RATIONALE: Telephone-based cancer education and counseling may help participants learn about ways of preventing cancer and choose a lifestyle that will help them stay healthy as they grow older. PURP...
Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES: Primary * Compare the efficacy of telephone-based cancer education with vs without counseling in younger participants. Secondary * Determine the mechanisms by which education with coun...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- No life-threatening illness (e.g., cancer)
- Chronic illnesses (e.g., asthma, diabetes) allowed with permission by physician
- PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- No serious restrictions on physical activity, diet, or nutrition, including any of the following:
- Untreated exercise-induced asthma
- Orthopedic or neurological problems
- Medical conditions affecting nutritional status, intestinal absorption, or response to nutritional intervention (e.g., inflammatory bowel disease)
- No serious mental illness or developmental disability that would preclude study compliance, including eating disorders
- Must adequately understand, speak, and read English
- PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
- Not specified
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
104 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00459238
Start Date
October 1 2006
End Date
December 1 2010
Last Update
May 17 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20007