Status:
COMPLETED
Acupressure for Children in Treatment for a Childhood Cancer
Lead Sponsor:
University of California, San Francisco
Collaborating Sponsors:
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Pierre's Birthday Fund
Conditions:
Treatment-Related Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
5-24 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Background: Despite advances in symptom management, children undergoing cancer treatment or receiving a chemotherapy-based Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) often suffer from moderate to sever...
Detailed Description
AIMS Aim 1: To assess the feasibility of an acupressure intervention plus usual care and to assess the benefits and risks compared to usual care alone for children receiving hospital-based treatment ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria:
- Children who are either receiving treatment for diagnosis of a childhood cancer (curative or supportive care) or are receiving a chemotherapy-based HSCT. Non-malignant brain central nervous system tumors are considered as a childhood cancer.
- Ages 5- 24 years old.
- Be receiving hospital-based treatment (inpatient or outpatient) so that acupressure treatments can be delivered and parents can be trained and monitored.
- Availability and willingness of a parent or caregiver to deliver acupressure for ages 5-17. For young adults ages 18-24 participation of a parent, close friend or family member/caregiver is preferred but not required.
- English or Spanish speaking.
- Receiving treatment at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital.
- Exclusion Criteria
- 1\) Children/young adults who meet the above criteria, but whose treating oncologist, health care provider, or a study investigator advises against study participation for physical health, mental health (parent or child) or logistical reasons.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 26 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
95 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03313193
Start Date
September 26 2017
End Date
October 1 2019
Last Update
October 11 2019
Active Locations (1)
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UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
San Francisco, California, United States, 94115