Please select the arm or intervention descriptions that belong to the clinical trial below.
Title: The PediQUEST Study: Evaluation of Pediatric Quality of Life and Evaluation of Symptoms Technology
Brief Summary: Over 50% of children dying from cancer still suffer from symptoms that could be effectively alleviated. The purpose of the Pediatric Quality of Life and Evaluation of Symptoms Technology (PediQUEST) Study was to evaluate whether providing feedback to families and providers about how the child is feeling improved child distress and quality of life (QoL) in children with advanced cancer.

PediQUEST is a computerized survey that asks the child and/or parents how the child has been feeling, i.e. whether the child had any physical or emotional symptoms, as well as how other aspects of life, such as school and friends, are going. After the survey is complete a report that summarizes patient/parent answers is printed. When a child reports moderate to high distress from any symptom an email is automatically sent to the primary providers (oncologist, nurse, and psycho-social clinician as well as the pain and palliative care services) alerting them about the child's distress.

In this study we evaluated whether using PediQUEST and providing printed reports to parents and providers reduced distress and improved quality of life in children with advanced cancer. In addition, we wanted to understand whether it was feasible to carry out a randomized controlled trial in children with advanced cancer. Finally, the data collected, will be used to describe the natural history of symptoms and quality of life as reported by the children.

Children enrolled in the study (or their parents) were asked to complete a PediQUEST survey at most once a week. A random half of the children received the feedback intervention, i.e. patients, parents, and providers received printed reports (and emails if the child was in distress). The other half only completed the PediQUEST surveys and did not receive reports. We analyzed data collected over 20 weeks of follow-up to see whether receiving PediQUEST reports had any effect on child distress and quality of life.


Options:
A: Arm Label: Routine data collection; Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR; Interventions: Other: Routine Data collection | Arm Label: Feedback of patient-reported outcomes; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Other: Routine Data collection, Other: Feedback of patient-reported outcomes | Intervention Type: OTHER; Name: Routine Data collection; Assigned to Arm(s): Feedback of patient-reported outcomes, Routine data collection | Intervention Type: OTHER; Name: Feedback of patient-reported outcomes; Assigned to Arm(s): Feedback of patient-reported outcomes
B: Arm Label: Intervention Group; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Other: Loop | Arm Label: Control Group; Type: NO_INTERVENTION; Interventions: N/A | Intervention Type: OTHER; Name: Loop; Assigned to Arm(s): Intervention Group
C: Arm Label: Control group; Type: NO_INTERVENTION; Interventions: N/A | Arm Label: Intervention Group; Type: OTHER; Interventions: Other: Transition program | Intervention Type: OTHER; Name: Transition program; Assigned to Arm(s): Intervention Group
D: Arm Label: Control; Type: NO_INTERVENTION; Interventions: N/A | Arm Label: Intervention; Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR; Interventions: Behavioral: Communication, Behavioral: Systematic Pain Assessment and Treatment, Behavioral: Medication Review, Behavioral: Occupational therapy, Behavioral: Safety | Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL; Name: Communication; Assigned to Arm(s): Intervention | Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL; Name: Systematic Pain Assessment and Treatment; Assigned to Arm(s): Intervention | Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL; Name: Medication Review; Assigned to Arm(s): Intervention | Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL; Name: Occupational therapy; Assigned to Arm(s): Intervention | Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL; Name: Safety; Assigned to Arm(s): Intervention

Answer: A