NCT00793299

Brief Summary

In order to gain a greater understanding of the full experience of children with life-threatening illness, this study will provide video cameras to ten to fifteen 10-18 years olds in active treatment for cancer, and instruct them to make video illness narratives over the course of 1-3 months. The narratives will be studied as an intervention; each of the participants will be administered a measure of physical symptoms (the Memorial Symptom Assessment scale 10-18) and a measure of self-esteem (the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale). The video narratives will also be analyzed for content by theme in order to understand the participants' experiences in their own words. Our hypothesis is that these narratives will provide insight into the lives of children with cancer, increase their self-esteem, and decrease symptom distress, and improve communication between patients and their doctors.

Trial Health

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On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
11

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for not_applicable cancer

Timeline
Completed

Started Nov 2008

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable cancer

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

November 1, 2008

Completed
17 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

November 18, 2008

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

November 19, 2008

Completed
6 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 1, 2009

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

September 1, 2009

Completed
Last Updated

April 27, 2015

Status Verified

April 1, 2015

Enrollment Period

7 months

First QC Date

November 18, 2008

Last Update Submit

April 24, 2015

Conditions

Cancer

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale

    3 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale

    3 mopnths

Study Arms (1)

Video Illness Narrative

EXPERIMENTAL

single arm pilot study

Behavioral: Video Illness Narrative

Interventions

Video Illness NarrativeBEHAVIORAL

video

Video Illness Narrative

Eligibility Criteria

Age10 Years - 18 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • Diagnosed with cancer
  • Age 10-18
  • In active treatment for cancer
  • Followed at the Strong Memorial Hospital/Golisano Children's Hospital

You may not qualify if:

  • Non-English Speaker
  • Cognitively impaired so as to make data collection difficult

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Golisano Children's Hospital at Strong

Rochester, New York, 14642, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Neoplasms

Study Officials

  • Emily Hahn, BA

    Medical Student

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

  • Barbara Asselin, MD

    Associate Professor

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NA
Masking
NONE
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE CARE
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Pediatrics, Hematology Oncology

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

November 18, 2008

First Posted

November 19, 2008

Study Start

November 1, 2008

Primary Completion

June 1, 2009

Study Completion

September 1, 2009

Last Updated

April 27, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-04

Locations

US(1)