Life Quality of Children in Cancer Remission During School Reintegration

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Cancer Remission
• Interventions: Other: Questionnaires

• Registration Number: NCT03240029
• Lead Sponsor: Central Hospital, Nancy, France

Brief Summary

Few data about the evaluation of consequences of past life with cancer on life quality of children in school reintegration are available in literature. Nevertheless, some of these studies show that the reintegration impairs life quality of these children (school difficulties, conflictual relations with peers...). The hypothesis is that children with past life with cancer have more chances to have school integration difficulties with a consequent life quality degradation compared to healthy children.

The main objective of this project is to study the relation between the satisfaction of school reintegration of children in cancer remission and the evolution of life quality in the medium term (after getting back to school). More exactly, it is the question if the satisfaction of school reintegration influences life goals and priorities of these children.

The secondary objective is to study the role of psychological status of these children (anxiety, depressive symptoms) on satisfaction-life quality relation.

A group of children with cancer history sent to ordinary school is compared to a control group of children sent to school in the same conditions (sex and age matched). Data are collected with questionnaires some months to several years after school reintegration and same questionnaires 1 year later.

If the study hypothesis is confirmed, this study will show the necessity of a long term follow up of children in cancer remission and not only medical care, but also psychological and social care, in order to support a better school reintegration.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-10-07
• Primary Completion: 2013-09-11
• Study Completion: 2013-09-11
• Status Verified: 2017-08
• Study First Submitted: 2017-08-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-08-02
• Study First Posted: 2017-08-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-08-07
• Last Update Posted: 2017-08-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• Children of both sexes in cancer remission (leukemia, with or without transplant and solid tumors), aged 8 to 12
• Stop of treatment since at least 6 months
• Back to school since some months to several years
• Signed consent of parents

Exclusion Criteria

• Psychic difficulties
• Specialized education

Group of control children:

Inclusion Criteria:

• Signed consent of parents

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Control children	Questionnaires	Children (not in cancer remission) sent to ordinary schools (age and sex matched): primary (3rd, 4th, 5th grade) and middle (6th, 7th grade) schools.
Children in cancer remission	Questionnaires	Children in cancer remission sent to ordinary schools: primary (3rd, 4th, 5th grade) and middle (6th, 7th grade) schools.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Life quality of children according to satisfaction of school reintegration	1 year	Evaluated through questionnaires

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Anxiety	1 year	Evaluated through questionnaires
Depressive symptoms	1 year	Evaluated through questionnaires

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

CHRU de Nancy; 🇫🇷 Vandoeuvre les nancy, France