Improving intra-family support during paediatric bone marrow transplantation: a randomised controlled exploratory study of videotelephony

Completed

• Conditions: Paediatric oncology bone marrow transplantation; Cancer - Other public health

• Registration Number: ACTRN12606000312549
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Queensland Centre for Online Health

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2006-07-20
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 16

Inclusion Criteria

Paediatric oncology patients requiring bone marrow transplantation.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients were a home telephone connection of satisfactory quailty can not be installed.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Parental health related quality of life as measured using the Medical Outcome Survey (MOS) Short Form SF-12 v2[Assessed at baseline and every 4 weeks for 16 weeks]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Parental informational and emotional support[Assessed every 4 weeks];Parental perceived stress[Assessed every 4 weeks];Parent reported patient quality of life[Assessed every 4 weeks];Parent reported sibling quality of life[Assessed every 4 weeks];Health care utilisation[Assessed every 2 weeks];Family finacial costs[Assessed every 2 weeks];Parental satisfaction with care [Assessed week 5 and at time of discharge.]