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Study of the Physical and Emotional Needs of Parents Caring for Children Receiving Chemotherapy for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Children's Oncology Group
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00056069
First received: March 6, 2003
Last updated: May 6, 2015
Last verified: May 2015
History of Changes
March 6, 2003
May 6, 2015
December 2002
January 2010   (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Event Free Survival [ Time Frame: Length of study ]
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Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00056069 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
  • Determine whether caregivers whose child is randomized to receive the 24-hour methotrexate infusion will report lower caregiving demand than will caregivers whose child is randomized to receive the 4-hour infusion [ Time Frame: Length of study ]
  • Total score from the CMCC [ Time Frame: Length of study ]
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Study of the Physical and Emotional Needs of Parents Caring for Children Receiving Chemotherapy for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Differences in Parental Caregiving Demands in Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia by Length of Infusion Therapy

RATIONALE: Studying the physical and emotional needs of parents who are caring for children receiving chemotherapy for cancer may help doctors plan effective treatments for the patient that allow for improved quality of life of the patient's family.

PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying the different physical and emotional needs of parents whose children are undergoing chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia either in an outpatient clinic or in the hospital.

OBJECTIVES:

  • Compare the caregiving demands reported by parents of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia receiving methotrexate on 2 different infusion schedules (inpatient care vs outpatient care).
  • Compare the change in caregiving demands on these parents over time, in terms of physical and emotional care, the need to make family arrangements, the need to communicate about the child's care, the need to gather information about the child's health status, and the effect on family well-being.

OUTLINE: Participants complete questionnaires regarding caregiver demands and family information over 25-30 minutes within 3-4 months of the initiation of the child's treatment and at the completion of the first year of the child's treatment.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 164 participants will be accrued for this study within 0.8 years.
Interventional
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Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Leukemia
Other: questionnaire administration
Participants complete questionnaires regarding caregiver demands and family information over 25-30 minutes within 3-4 months of the initiation of the child's treatment and at the completion of the first year of the child's treatment.
Other Name: Ancillary studies
Experimental: Observational
Questionnaire Administration: Participants complete questionnaires regarding caregiver demands and family information over 25-30 minutes within 3-4 months of the initiation of the child's treatment and at the completion of the first year of the child's treatment.
Intervention: Other: questionnaire administration
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*   Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
 
Completed
172
March 2010
January 2010   (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Parent or legal guardian who is the primary caregiver of a patient enrolled on COG-P9904 or COG-P9905 protocol

    • Patient has not yet received week 13 of therapy

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age

  • Not specified

Performance status

  • Not specified

Life expectancy

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic

  • Not specified

Hepatic

  • Not specified

Renal

  • Not specified

Other

  • Able to understand English

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

  • Not specified

Chemotherapy

  • Not specified

Endocrine therapy

  • Not specified

Radiotherapy

  • Not specified

Surgery

  • Not specified
Sexes Eligible for Study: All
Child, Adult, Senior
No
Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
Australia,   Canada,   Netherlands,   Puerto Rico,   Switzerland,   United States
 
 
NCT00056069
ACCL01P3
COG-ACCL01P3 ( Other Identifier: Children's Oncology Group )
CDR0000271934 ( Other Identifier: NCI )
NCI-2012-02522 ( Registry Identifier: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program) )
U10CA095861 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
No
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Children's Oncology Group
Children's Oncology Group
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Study Chair: Diane Keegan Wells, RN, MSN, CPNP University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center
Children's Oncology Group
May 2015

ICMJE     Data element required by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and the World Health Organization ICTRP