Assessment of Health/Quality of Life in Survivors of Childhood Cancer
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Leukemia
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
- Enrollment
- 538
- Locations
- 17
- Primary Endpoint
- Quality of life questionnaire
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 12 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
RATIONALE: Questionnaires that measure quality of life may improve the ability to plan treatment for children with cancer.
PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying the quality of life in children treated for cancer.
Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES: I. Assess the validity and reliability of a quality of life questionnaire (MM-QOL) that is being developed for patients with previously or currently treated childhood cancers. OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to age (8-12 vs 13-20) and treatment (current vs previous). Patients are randomized to one of two arms of the study. Arm I (Reliability): Patients will complete the same questionnaire two weeks apart. (age 13-20 stratum closed as of 7/14/00) Arm II (Validity): Patients will complete a study questionnaire plus a Child Health Questionnaire. Patients between ages 8-12 are interviewed and patients between ages 13-20 complete a written questionnaire. PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 716 patients (416 for arm I (208 for 8-12 age group and 208 for 13-20 age group) and 300 for arm II (150 for 8-12 age group and 150 for 13-20 age group)) will be accrued for this study.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Quality of life questionnaire
Time Frame: Length of study
To complete the development of a self-reported, quality of life questionnaire (MM-QOL) for the pediatric oncology population.
Secondary Outcomes
- To see if this measure will discriminate between i) those undergoing treatment for cancer, ii) those who are survivors of cancer, and iii) a national sample of age- and sex-matched controls.(Length of study)
- Test internal scale reliability(Length of study)