Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Using Information Technology to Improve Outcomes for Children Living With Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Northwestern University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

8-17 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This proposed study plans to develop and evaluate a patient-oriented, technology-based, symptom monitoring system that reports symptoms experienced by children with cancer to their parents and health ...

Detailed Description

Cancer is a leading cause of death and disability in children under 15 years of age. Its unrelieved symptoms and side effects of often-aggressive treatments can lead to poor psychosocial functioning a...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients
  • Have an hematology/oncologic diagnosis (including a brain tumor)
  • Be on-treatment or within 6 months post-therapy
  • Be between 8 and 17 years old
  • English-speaking
  • Have sufficient cognitive and motor abilities to complete survey via an electronic device (e.g., smartphone, iPAD, etc.) or computer
  • Be able and willing to sign assent forms (for those 12-17 years old).
  • Parent/legal guardian
  • Be a parent (father or mother) or a legal guardian of eligible patients
  • Demonstrates sufficient English and/or Spanish ability to understand and sign the informed consent form
  • Have sufficient cognitive and motor abilities to complete survey via an electronic device (e.g., smartphone, iPAD, etc) or computer

Exclusion

  • Patients who cannot understand English sufficiently to sign consent/assent form
  • Patients who cannot understand English sufficiently to complete the questionnaires

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 31 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

216 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04789720

Start Date

April 1 2021

End Date

December 31 2025

Last Update

May 29 2025

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Ann & Robert H. Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611