Assessment of Health/Quality of Life in Survivors of Childhood Cancer
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 538
- 试验地点
- 17
- 主要终点
- Quality of life questionnaire
研究概览
简要总结
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.
详细描述
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.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 时间视角
- Cross Sectional
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 8 Years 至 20 Years（Child, Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- 未提供
排除标准
- 未提供
结局指标
主要结局
Quality of life questionnaire
时间窗: Length of study
To complete the development of a self-reported, quality of life questionnaire (MM-QOL) for the pediatric oncology population.
次要结局
- 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)