Status:

COMPLETED

A Pilot Study to Examine Sleep and Fatigue in Pediatric Brain Tumor Patients Hospitalized for High Dose Chemotherapy

Lead Sponsor:

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Conditions:

Sleep

Fatigue

Eligibility:

All Genders

4-21 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this pilot study is to determine if patients randomized to a hospital sleep environment intervention would have improved sleep quality and reduced fatigue as compared to the patients no...

Detailed Description

The purpose of this pilot study is to determine if patients randomized to a hospital sleep environment intervention would have improved sleep quality and reduced fatigue as compared to the patients no...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients between the ages of 4 and 21 years who are enrolled on SJMB03 and to be admitted for either Course 2 or Course 3 of high dose chemotherapy and stem cell rescue.
  • English - speaking and able to understand English items on the study instruments as these are only available in English.
  • Patients willing to give assent to participate in the study and whose parents are willing to give permission according to institutional guidelines for their child to participate.

Exclusion

  • Inability or unwillingness of research participant or legal guardian/representative to give written informed consent.
  • Patients experiencing serious neurological effects such as posterior fossa syndrome that interfere with their ability to self-report on fatigue and mood.
  • Patient is bedridden and unable to participate in an activity.
  • Patients or parents who would find participating in the consent process too emotionally demanding as determined by the treatment team.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

43 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00666614

Start Date

April 1 2008

End Date

October 1 2011

Last Update

August 19 2019

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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38105