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RecruitingNCT07117058

Validation of a Rapid Screening Tool for Anxiety-depressive Disorders in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults Treated in Oncology. Multicenter Study.

Validation of a Rapid Screening Tool for Anxiety-depressive Disorders in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults Treated in Oncology. Multicenter Study. Short Title: HARMONY-Tool

Status
Recruiting
Phase
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
545 (estimated)
Sponsor
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
7 Years – 25 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

In France today, it is estimated that one in every 850 people aged between 20 and 45 is a childhood cancer survivor (CCS), equivalent to around 40,000 to 50,000 people. Some descriptive studies have established that the diagnosis and treatment of cancer can affect psychological health. A French study published by our team in 2015 and 2020 showed that in adulthood, 40% of CCS had anxiety symptoms, a rate significantly higher than that of the general French population (25%). However, although there are validated scales for screening children for psychological disorders (anxiety, depression, etc.), there is no rapid screening tool that can be used routinely by an oncologist during consultations. So, the study aims to develop and validate a short test, which could easily be carried out systematically during follow-up consultations after childhood cancer. It would make it possible to identify people with no psychological complications and, conversely, those in whom further investigation, based on the classic reference scales for assessing psychological disorders, would be relevant.

Detailed description

The aim of the HARMONY-Tool study is to develop and validate, using a psychometric method, a rapid screening tool for anxiety-depressive disorders in children, adolescents and young adults cured of childhood cancer.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTNew rapid screening tool for anxiety and depressive disordersNew rapid screening tool for anxiety and depressive disorders completed by patient during a regular follow-up consultation
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTSCARED-R-51 (Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders-Revised)Questionnaire completed by patient during a regular follow-up consultation : ONLY for patients 7-14 years old.
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTHADS (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale)Questionnaire completed by patient during a regular follow-up consultation : ONLY for patients 15-25 years old.

Timeline

Start date
2025-03-18
Primary completion
2027-09-01
Completion
2027-09-01
First posted
2025-08-12
Last updated
2026-03-30

Locations

7 sites across 1 country: France

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT07117058. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.