School Reintegration After Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant

NCT02052570 | Withdrawn DMC

• 1 other identifier: Pro00047417
• Study Type: observational
• Target: N/A
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This is a qualitative study that will explore the experiences of school reentry following Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) in children ages 10-16 years of age, their parents, teachers and primary PBMT(Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant) providers. This study will involve four focus groups: children post -transplant, parents, teachers and PBMT providers in an effort to understand the successes and challenges of returning to school following HSCT.

Conditions

Unspecified Complication of Bone Marrow Transplant

Keywords

School Reentry after pediatric HSCT

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Psychosocial issues

  Psychosocial issues related to school reentry following pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) as gathered from children's, parent's, teacher's and health care provider's perspectives as obtained during focus group discussions.

  90 minutes

• Cultural and environmental issues

  Cultural and environmental issues (ie location, resources) issues related to school reentry following pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) gathered from the children's, parent's, teacher's and health care provider's perspectives as obtained during focus group discussions.

  90 minutes

Study Arms (4)

Children post-HSCT

Children post-HSCT age 10-16 yrs of age who had allogeneic transplant who are within 5 years of transplant and returned to school in past 12-24 months after previously attending school pre-transplant

Parents of children post-HSCT

Parents of children post-HSCT (children in focus group) will participate in focus group with other parents to discuss the challenges and successes of their child returning to school following HSCT.

Teachers of children post-HSCT

Teachers of children post- HSCT (children in focus group) will participate in focus group with other teachers to discuss the challenges and successes of children returning to school post HSCT

PBMT provider of child post-HSCT

PBMT provider of child-post HSCT (child in focus group) will participate in in focus group with other PBMT providers to discuss the successes and challenges of coordinating school reentry in child post-HSCT

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 10 Years - 16 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Children transplanted in the PBMT (Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant) program at DUMC (Duke University Medical Center) in the past 5 years for allogeneic HSCT to include diagnoses for malignancy, immunodeficiency, bone marrow failure and inherited metabolic disease. They must have previously attended school prior to transplant.

You may qualify if:

• Children transplanted in the PBMT program at DUMC in the past 5 years for allogeneic HSCT to include diagnoses for malignancy, immunodeficiency, bone marrow failure and inherited metabolic disease. They must have previously attended school prior to transplant

You may not qualify if:

• Autologous transplants
• Significant developmental delays that would impair ability to communicate
• Inability to get full team (child, parent, teacher, provider) to participate
• Non-English speaking

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Duke University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Duke University Health Systems

Durham, North Carolina, 27705, United States

Location

Study Officials

• Susan J Wood, MN

  DUMC

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 27, 2014
• First Posted: February 3, 2014
• Study Start: January 1, 2014
• Primary Completion: February 1, 2015
• Study Completion: February 1, 2015
• Last Updated: February 4, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-02

Locations

US (1)