Status:
COMPLETED
Symptom Management App for Children at the Early Stage of Cancer Survivorship and Their Caregivers
Lead Sponsor:
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Conditions:
Oncology
Survivorship
Eligibility:
All Genders
9-16 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This pilot trial aims to determine the feasibility, usability, acceptability, and preliminary effect of the symptom management mHealth app. Participants meeting the aforementioned criteria (section d(...
Detailed Description
In Hong Kong, the incidence of paediatric cancer has been increasing in the past few years, from 180 new cancer cases in 2017 to 196 cases in 2019. The average 5-year survival rate for paediatric canc...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Chinese paediatric cancer survivors will be included if they
- are aged 9 to 16 years,
- are able to read Chinese and communicate in Chinese,
- have completed active cancer treatment (within the previous 2 years), as early symptom management support is crucial to reduce the symptom burden in survivors and their caregivers throughout their survivorship, and
- have a smartphone or tablet and are willing to install the mHealth app.
- The primary caregiver of the paediatric cancer survivors (either the mother or father)
- are able to read Chinese and communicate in Chinese, and
- have a smartphone or tablet and are willing to install the mHealth app with their children surviving cancer
Exclusion
- Chinese paediatric cancer survivors will be excluded if they
- have cognitive impairments or psychiatric illnesses
- are currently participating in other symptom management studies, or
- have evidence of secondary malignancy or recurrence
- The primary caregivers of the paediatric cancer survivors (either the mother or father) will be excluded if they have cognitive impairments or psychiatric illnesses.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 17 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 2 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06015009
Start Date
August 17 2023
End Date
January 2 2025
Last Update
December 26 2025
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The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Hong Kong