Needs Assessment to Guide the Development of a Paediatric Survivorship Programme in Hong Kong

NCT05355779 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: HKCH-REC-2021-056
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 38
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aims to fill the gaps in knowledge regarding the effects of cancer and its treatment on Hong Kong Chinese paediatric cancer survivors, especially during the transition period, to further capture a deeper understanding of the challenges, views and needs of Hong Kong Chinese paediatric cancer survivors and the key stakeholders around them via face-to-face conversations.

Conditions

Pediatric Cancer; Survivorship

Keywords

Paediatric Cancer; Survivorship; Post-treatment; Transition period; Qualitative study; Rehabilitation; Needs; Preferences

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• An individual, a face-to-face interview will be conducted with the participants to identify the needs of paediatric cancer survivors during the transition period after cancer treatment

  Semi-structured and open-ended questions will be used to collect qualitative data from the participants

  through study completion, an average of 15 months

• An individual, a face-to-face interview will be conducted with the participants to assess the key elements in the development of a paediatric survivorship programme

  Semi-structured and open-ended questions will be used to collect qualitative data from the participants

  through study completion, an average of 15 months

Study Arms (1)

Interviewees

Paediatric cancer survivors, their parent/caregiver and health care professionals will be invited to express their views and perspectives in an interview with the researcher

Other: Not Application as this is a qualitative study

Interventions

Not Application as this is a qualitative study OTHER

Not Application as this is a qualitative study

Interviewees

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 9 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Paediatric cancer survivors

You may qualify if:

• able to speak Cantonese and read Chinese
• aged between 9 and 18 years of age
• Should have completed cancer treatment between 2 months and 2 years earlier

You may not qualify if:

• Children who received a diagnosis and completed treatment before the age of 9 will be excluded as they might have vague memories of the course of cancer and may have limited verbal and cognitive ability to express themselves
• Children of exclude parents will be exclueded

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The Hong Kong Polytechnic University: lead
• Health and Medical Research Fund: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

The Hong Kong Children's Hospital

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Neoplasms

Study Officials

• Joyce Chung

  The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 24, 2022
• First Posted: May 2, 2022
• Study Start: August 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: September 30, 2023
• Study Completion: December 1, 2023
• Last Updated: February 28, 2024

Record last verified: 2022-08

Locations

HK (1)