Crisis intervention for parents of children with newly diagnosed cancer: implementation and assessment of efficacy

Completed

• Conditions: Post-traumatic stress, anxiety, depression; Mental and Behavioural Disorders; Post-traumatic stress disorder

• Registration Number: ISRCTN74785352
• Lead Sponsor: Swedish Childhood Cancer Foundation (Sweden)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-01-12
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 350

Inclusion Criteria

1. Parents of a child with a recent primary cancer diagnosis (i.e. newly diagnosed)
2. The child registered at the study treatment center

Exclusion Criteria

1. Child registered for treatment of a relapse
2. Child suffering from a known 100% fatal malignancy
3. Child in a palliative treatment stage
4. Parent does not speak Swedish

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Illness-specific distress and generic symptoms of anxiety and depression assesed using the standardised 'Parental Psychosocial Distress in Cancer' (PPD-C) - a 125 item self-report instrument<br>2. Traumatic and post-traumatic stress assessed using the standardised 'Impact of Events Scale - revised' (IES-R) - a 22-item self-report instrument<br><br>Assessed at baseline and follow-up.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
For intervention participants: <br>1. The Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8) to assess participants unitary general satisfaction<br>2. Evaluation of efficacy and feasibility of the CIP-CC program