Impact of Cancer on the Physical and Psychological Well-being of Children in Mainland China

NCT02928731 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: Physical_Mainland
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 425
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to explore the impact of cancer and therapy-related symptoms on Mainland Chinese children's physical and psychological well-being.

Conditions

Child

Keywords

Cancer; Quality of life; Child

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Quality of life

  The quality of life of the participants will be measured by the Pediatric Quality of life Inventory. This instrument consists 27items with 8 subscales。 Items are reverse-scored and linearly transformed into a 0-100 scale (0 = 100, 1 = 75, 2 = 50, 3 = 25, 4 = 0) by asking the participants how much of a problem has been experienced over the last month. Participants will be asked to respond to the Chinese version of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory at baseline.

  baseline

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Coping strategies used to deal with the cancer and the therapy-related symptoms

  baseline

• Physical activity level

  baseline

Study Arms (2)

Children with cancer

Children met the criteria below were invited to fill in the questionnaires set 1. (1) all children should be ages 9-16 years, (2) they should be able to speak and read Chinese, (3) they should have been diagnosed with cancer for at least 2 months and be currently undergoing active treatment, and (4) they should aware of their diseases (cancer).

Other: Questionnaires set 1

Healthy children

Children met the criteria below were invited to fill in the questionnaires set 2. (1) all children should be ages 9-16 years, (2) they should be able to speak and read Chinese, and (3) they should not have cancer or any other chronic illness.

Other: Questionnaires set 2

Interventions

Questionnaires set 1 OTHER

Participants were asked to respond to the Chinese version of the Coping Behavior Checklist for Chinese Children, the Chinese University of Hong Kong: Physical Activity Rating for Children and Youth, and the Pediatric Quality of life Inventory: cancer module.

Children with cancer

Questionnaires set 2 OTHER

Participants were asked to respond to the Chinese version of the Chinese University of Hong Kong: Physical Activity Rating for Children and Youth,and the Pediatric Quality of life Inventory: generic module

Healthy children

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 9 Years - 16 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Mainland Chinese hospitalized Children with cancer in the wards of 3 tertiary public hospitals in Beijing.

You may qualify if:

• all children should be ages 9-16 years,
• they should be able to speak and read Chinese,
• they should have been diagnosed with cancer for at least 2 months and be currently undergoing active treatment,
• they should aware of their diseases (cancer).

You may not qualify if:

• children with cognitive and learning problems identified from their medical records.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The University of Hong Kong: lead

Study Sites (1)

The University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong SAR, China

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Neoplasms

Study Officials

• William Ho Cheung LI, PhD

  The University of Hong Kong

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 6, 2016
• First Posted: October 10, 2016
• Study Start: June 1, 2014
• Primary Completion: January 1, 2015
• Study Completion: January 1, 2015
• Last Updated: October 26, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CN (1)