Quality of Life, Coping and Psychological Symptoms in Children and Adolescents With Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome

Medical College of Wisconsin0 sites61 target enrollmentApril 2007

ConditionsVomiting Syndrome

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Vomiting Syndrome
Sponsor: Medical College of Wisconsin
Enrollment: 61
Primary Endpoint: Characterize the quality of life of youth with CVS as well as the strategies they use to cope with stress, their strengths and vulnerabilities, and to assess symptoms of depression and anxiety in these at risk youth.
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 8 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

Characterize the quality of life of young children with CVS (i.e., psychological, social, physical, school functioning) and the impact of the child's illness on the parent's and family's quality of life (i.e., emotional, social, cognitive functioning, communication, worry, daily activities and family relationships).
Assess symptoms of depression, anxiety, ADHD and behavioral problems in what our preliminary data suggests is a psychiatrically vulnerable population.
Evaluate the associations between quality of life and psychiatric symptoms and the frequency and intensity of CVS attacks.
Use the data generated from this study to develop a psychosocial intervention targeted at young children with CVS and their families who evidence risk for functional disability, with the aim of intervening as early as possible to limit the psychological and social morbidity experienced by children with CVS and their and families.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

April 2007

End Date

July 2017

Last Updated

8 years ago

Study Type

Observational

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Medical College of Wisconsin

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

B Li

Associate Professor

Medical College of Wisconsin

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Diagnosis of CVS

Exclusion Criteria

•Children and parents who are not English speaking
•Youth with significant developmental delay, mental retardation, psychotic symptoms, or other significant mental impairments and those with other major medical disorders such as IDDM, congenital heart disease, cystic fibrosis, etc.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Characterize the quality of life of youth with CVS as well as the strategies they use to cope with stress, their strengths and vulnerabilities, and to assess symptoms of depression and anxiety in these at risk youth.

Time Frame: Two years

Secondary Outcomes

Evaluate the associations among coping strategies the frequency and intensity of CVS attacks to determine if particular coping styles and personal characteristics are associated illness severity, psychiatric co-morbidity and quality of life.(Two years)