A Brief Parental Intervention on Learning and Education in Childhood Cancer

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Cancer
• Interventions: Behavioral: Brief Psychoeducational Intervention

• Registration Number: NCT05268315
• Lead Sponsor: University of New Mexico

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess whether a brief intervention about learning and education is both practical and acceptable for parents of children with cancer.

Detailed Description

After being provided details about the study, participants signing the study consent form complete pre-intervention questionnaires. Participants then complete a brief psychoeducational intervention, via a HIPAA-compliant web and video conferencing platform on Zoom. The intervention is followed by completion of a post-intervention evaluation form. The consent form and study questionnaires are completed through Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap), a secure web-based application.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-02-24
• Study First Submitted: 2022-02-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-03-01
• Study First Posted: 2022-03-07
• Primary Completion: 2022-06-28
• Study Completion: 2022-06-28
• Status Verified: 2024-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-07-11
• Last Update Posted: 2024-07-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 23

Inclusion Criteria

• parent(s) or legal guardian(s) of children with cancer
• preferred language for oral and written communication is English
• 18 years of age or older
• 1 or 2 parents or legal guardians can participate for each child

The child must also meet the following for the parent(s)/legal guardian(s) to participate:

• diagnosis of cancer
• child is actively receiving cancer treatment at University of New Mexico Hospital or recently completed treatment (within 0-6 months post-treatment)
• child is between the age of 3 and 14
• child resides in New Mexico

Exclusion Criteria

Parents of children who are wards of the state are excluded (including children in custody of the NM Children, Youth & Families Department).

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Brief Psychoeducational Intervention	Brief Psychoeducational Intervention	Parents of children with cancer who complete the study participate in a brief, 1-session psychoeducational intervention.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Feasibility of study recruitment and enrollment	Through study completion, up to 2 years	Among qualifying families, the number receiving recruitment information about the study, identifying interest, scheduling, and completing procedures. Note, for each qualifying family, one or two parents or legal guardians are able to enroll in the study. This is a parental intervention and the child with cancer does not participate in the study.
Acceptability of the intervention	immediately post-intervention (day 1)	Ratings are provided on intervention acceptability as part of the Program Evaluation Form, a questionnaire developed for this study.
Fidelity to the intervention protocol	at time of intervention (day 1)	Interventions are audio-recorded. Percent adherence to the intervention protocol per a fidelity form, developed for this study, is assessed by an independent rater of fidelity.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of New Mexico Hospital; 🇺🇸 Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States