NCT02726815

Developing a Symptom List for Children With Cancer

Pain and Symptoms in Children With Advanced Cancer: a Longitudinal Study to Develop a Comprehensive Symptom Inventory

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 40 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 7 Years – 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Primary Objective The aim of this research study is to develop a comprehensive inventory of symptoms that occur in children with advanced cancer who are receiving a specialist palliative care service. Secondary Objectives * To assess correlation between parent, child and nurse scores on the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale (MSAS). * To identify symptom prevalence in children with advanced cancer as identified by the child/young person (CYP), nurse and parent (to be analysed separately for parent, child and nurse). * To identify whether there are any symptoms missing from the age appropriate MSAS as identified by the CYP, nurse and parent (to be analysed separately for parent, child and nurse). * To identify whether any items on the age appropriate MSAS are not relevant to the population being studied (to be analysed separately for parent, child and nurse). * To identify which symptoms cause the most distress as identified by the CYP, nurse and parent (to be analysed separately for parent, child and nurse). * To identify degree of severity of each symptom as identified by the CYP, nurse and parent (to be analysed separately for parent, child and nurse). * To identify which symptoms occur most frequently as identified by the CYP, nurse and parent (to be analysed separately for parent, child and nurse). * To assess the trends between phase of illness and symptom profile, severity and distress.

Conditions

• Paediatric Oncology Palliative Care

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Questionnaire	Questionnaire based study using a symptom assessment tool

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-03-01
• Primary completion: 2017-09-01
• Completion: 2017-09-01
• First posted: 2016-04-04
• Last updated: 2016-04-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom