Clinical trial NCT00056069: Study of the Physical and Emotional Needs of Parents Caring for Children Receiving Chemotherapy for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Official title: Differences in Parental Caregiving Demands in Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia by Length of Infusion Therapy
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Leukemia
Keywords: psychosocial effects of cancer and its treatment
childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Lead sponsor: Children's Oncology Group
Sponsor class: NETWORK
Collaborators: name: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
First posted: 2003-03-07
Enrollment: 172
Sex: ALL
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: RATIONALE: Studying the physical and emotional needs of parents who are caring for children receiving chemotherapy for cancer may help doctors plan effective treatments for the patient that allow for improved quality of life of the patient's family.

PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying the different physical and emotional needs of parents whose children are undergoing chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia either in an outpatient clinic or in the hospital.

Detailed description: OBJECTIVES:

* Compare the caregiving demands reported by parents of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia receiving methotrexate on 2 different infusion schedules (inpatient care vs outpatient care).
* Compare the change in caregiving demands on these parents over time, in terms of physical and emotional care, the need to make family arrangements, the need to communicate about the child's care, the need to gather information about the child's health status, and the effect on family well-being.

OUTLINE: Participants complete questionnaires regarding caregiver demands and family information over 25-30 minutes within 3-4 months of the initiation of the child's treatment and at the completion of the first year of the child's treatment.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 164 participants will be accrued for this study within 0.8 years.

Eligibility criteria: DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Parent or legal guardian who is the primary caregiver of a patient enrolled on COG-P9904 or COG-P9905 protocol

  * Patient has not yet received week 13 of therapy

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age

* Not specified

Performance status

* Not specified

Life expectancy

* Not specified

Hematopoietic

* Not specified

Hepatic

* Not specified

Renal

* Not specified

Other

* Able to understand English

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

* Not specified

Chemotherapy

* Not specified

Endocrine therapy

* Not specified

Radiotherapy

* Not specified

Surgery

* Not specified

Primary outcomes:
measure: Event Free Survival
timeFrame: Length of study
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Determine whether caregivers whose child is randomized to receive the 24-hour methotrexate infusion will report lower caregiving demand than will caregivers whose child is randomized to receive the 4-hour infusion
timeFrame: Length of study
measure: Total score from the CMCC
timeFrame: Length of study
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Birmingham
country: United States
facility: Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Alabama at Birmingham
state: Alabama
city: Mobile
country: United States
facility: University of South Alabama Cancer Research Institute
state: Alabama
city: Tucson
country: United States
facility: Arizona Cancer Center at University of Arizona Health Sciences Center
state: Arizona
city: Little Rock
country: United States
facility: Arkansas Cancer Research Center at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
state: Arkansas
city: La Jolla
country: United States
facility: Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center
state: California
city: Palo Alto
country: United States
facility: Stanford Cancer Center at Stanford University Medical Center
state: California
city: Sacramento
country: United States
facility: Sutter Cancer Center
state: California
city: Sacramento
country: United States
facility: University of California Davis Cancer Center
state: California
city: San Diego
country: United States
facility: Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego
state: California
city: San Diego
country: United States
facility: Children's Hospital and Health Center - San Diego
state: California
city: Santa Clara
country: United States
facility: Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Santa Clara Kiely Campus
state: California
city: New Haven
country: United States
facility: Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center at Yale University School of Medicine
state: Connecticut
city: Fort Lauderdale
country: United States
facility: Broward General Medical Center Cancer Center
state: Florida
city: Fort Myers
country: United States
facility: Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida
state: Florida
city: Gainesville
country: United States
facility: University of Florida Shands Cancer Center
state: Florida
city: Hollywood
country: United States
facility: Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital at Memorial
state: Florida
city: Jacksonville
country: United States
facility: Nemours Children's Clinic
state: Florida
city: Miami
country: United States
facility: University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
state: Florida
city: Miami
country: United States
facility: Miami Children's Hospital
state: Florida
city: Miami
country: United States
facility: Baptist-South Miami Regional Cancer Program
state: Florida
city: Orlando
country: United States
facility: Florida Hospital Cancer Institute
state: Florida
city: Orlando
country: United States
facility: Nemours Children's Clinic - Orlando
state: Florida
city: Pensacola
country: United States
facility: Sacred Heart Children's Hospital
state: Florida
city: St. Petersburg
country: United States
facility: All Children's Hospital
state: Florida
city: Tampa
country: United States
facility: St. Joseph's Children's Hospital of Tampa
state: Florida
city: West Palm Beach
country: United States
facility: Kaplan Cancer Center at St. Mary's Medical Center
state: Florida
city: Atlanta
country: United States
facility: AFLAC Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Service of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Scottish Rite Campus
state: Georgia
city: Augusta
country: United States
facility: MBCCOP-Medical College of Georgia Cancer Center
state: Georgia
city: Honolulu
country: United States
facility: Cancer Research Center of Hawaii
state: Hawaii
city: Honolulu
country: United States
facility: Tripler Army Medical Center
state: Hawaii
city: Chicago
country: United States
facility: Rush University Medical Center
state: Illinois
city: Chicago
country: United States
facility: Children's Memorial Hospital - Chicago
state: Illinois
city: Oak Lawn
country: United States
facility: Advocate Hope Children's Hospital
state: Illinois
city: Peoria
country: United States
facility: Saint Jude Midwest Affiliate
state: Illinois
city: Kansas City
country: United States
facility: Kansas Masonic Cancer Research Institute at the University of Kansas Medical Center
state: Kansas
city: Wichita
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Wichita
state: Kansas
city: Wichita
country: United States
facility: Via Christi Cancer Center at Via Christi Regional Medical Center
state: Kansas
city: Wichita
country: United States
facility: Wesley Medical Center
state: Kansas
city: New Orleans
country: United States
facility: MBCCOP - LSU Health Sciences Center
state: Louisiana
city: New Orleans
country: United States
facility: Tulane Cancer Center at Tulane University Hospital and Clinic
state: Louisiana
city: New Orleans
country: United States
facility: Children's Hospital of New Orleans
state: Louisiana
city: New Orleans
country: United States
facility: Ochsner Cancer Institute at Ochsner Clinic Foundation
state: Louisiana
city: Bangor
country: United States
facility: Pediatric Specialty Clinic at Eastern Maine Medical Center
state: Maine
city: Scarborough
country: United States
facility: Maine Children's Cancer Program
state: Maine
city: Baltimore
country: United States
facility: Greenebaum Cancer Center at University of Maryland Medical Center
state: Maryland
city: Baltimore
country: United States
facility: Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
state: Maryland
city: Silver Spring
country: United States
facility: Walter Reed Army Medical Center
state: Maryland
city: Boston
country: United States
facility: Floating Hospital for Children
state: Massachusetts
city: Boston
country: United States
facility: Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
state: Massachusetts
city: Boston
country: United States
facility: Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center at Dana Farber Cancer Institute
state: Massachusetts
city: Worcester
country: United States
facility: UMASS Memorial Cancer Center - University Campus
state: Massachusetts
city: Detroit
country: United States
facility: Children's Hospital of Michigan
state: Michigan
city: Detroit
country: United States
facility: Van Elslander Cancer Center at St. John Hospital and Medical Center
state: Michigan
city: Flint
country: United States
facility: Hurley Medical Center
state: Michigan
city: Jackson
country: United States
facility: University of Mississippi Medical Center
state: Mississippi
city: Keesler AFB
country: United States
facility: Keesler Medical Center - Keesler Air Force Base
state: Mississippi
city: Columbia
country: United States
facility: University of Missouri - Columbia
state: Missouri
city: Saint Louis
country: United States
facility: Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
state: Missouri
city: Saint Louis
country: United States
facility: St. Louis Children's Hospital
state: Missouri
city: Lebanon
country: United States
facility: Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
state: New Hampshire
city: Hackensack
country: United States
facility: Hackensack University Medical Center
state: New Jersey
city: Albuquerque
country: United States
facility: University of New Mexico Cancer Research and Treatment Center
state: New Mexico
city: New Hyde Park
country: United States
facility: Schneider Children's Hospital
state: New York
city: New York
country: United States
facility: Mount Sinai Medical Center
state: New York
city: New York
country: United States
facility: Beth Israel Medical Center - Singer Division
state: New York
city: Rochester
country: United States
facility: James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at University of Rochester Medical Center
state: New York
city: Stony Brook
country: United States
facility: Long Island Cancer Center at Stony Brook University Hospital
state: New York
city: Syracuse
country: United States
facility: SUNY Upstate Medical University Hospital
state: New York
city: Asheville
country: United States
facility: Mission Hospitals - Memorial Campus
state: North Carolina
city: Charlotte
country: United States
facility: Blumenthal Cancer Center at Carolinas Medical Center
state: North Carolina
city: Charlotte
country: United States
facility: Presbyterian Cancer Center at Presbyterian Hospital
state: North Carolina
city: Durham
country: United States
facility: Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
state: North Carolina
city: Greenville
country: United States
facility: Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center at Pitt County Memorial Hospital
state: North Carolina
city: Winston-Salem
country: United States
facility: Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest University
state: North Carolina
city: Oklahoma City
country: United States
facility: Oklahoma University Medical Center
state: Oklahoma
city: Tulsa
country: United States
facility: Natalie Warren Bryant Cancer Center at St. Francis Hospital
state: Oklahoma
city: Portland
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Columbia River Oncology Program
state: Oregon
city: Portland
country: United States
facility: Legacy Emanuel Hospital and Health Center & Children's Hospital
state: Oregon
city: Philadelphia
country: United States
facility: St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
state: Pennsylvania
city: Providence
country: United States
facility: Rhode Island Hospital
state: Rhode Island
city: Charleston
country: United States
facility: Hollings Cancer Center at Medical University of South Carolina
state: South Carolina
city: Greenville
country: United States
facility: Children's Hospital of Greenville Hospital System
state: South Carolina
city: Johnson City
country: United States
facility: East Tennessee State University Cancer Center at Johnson City Medical Center
state: Tennessee
city: Memphis
country: United States
facility: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
state: Tennessee
city: Corpus Christi
country: United States
facility: Driscoll Children's Hospital
state: Texas
city: Dallas
country: United States
facility: Medical City Dallas Hospital
state: Texas
city: Dallas
country: United States
facility: Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas
state: Texas
city: Fort Worth
country: United States
facility: Cook Children's Medical Center - Fort Worth
state: Texas
city: Galveston
country: United States
facility: University of Texas Medical Branch
state: Texas
city: Houston
country: United States
facility: Texas Children's Cancer Center and Hematology Service at Texas Children's Hospital
state: Texas
city: Lackland Air Force Base
country: United States
facility: Wilford Hall Medical Center
state: Texas
city: San Antonio
country: United States
facility: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
state: Texas
city: San Antonio
country: United States
facility: MBCCOP - South Texas Pediatrics
state: Texas
city: Temple
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Scott and White Hospital
state: Texas
city: Temple
country: United States
facility: Center for Cancer Prevention and Care at Scott and White Clinic
state: Texas
city: Burlington
country: United States
facility: Vermont Cancer Center at University of Vermont
state: Vermont
city: Charlottesville
country: United States
facility: University of Virginia Cancer Center
state: Virginia
city: Falls Church
country: United States
facility: INOVA Fairfax Hospital
state: Virginia
city: Portsmouth
country: United States
facility: Naval Medical Center - Portsmouth
state: Virginia
city: Richmond
country: United States
facility: Massey Cancer Center at Virginia Commonwealth University
state: Virginia
city: Roanoke
country: United States
facility: Carilion Medical Center for Children at Roanoke Community Hospital
state: Virginia
city: Tacoma
country: United States
facility: Madigan Army Medical Center
state: Washington
city: Charleston
country: United States
facility: West Virginia University - Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center - Charleston Division
state: West Virginia
city: Morgantown
country: United States
facility: Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center at West Virginia University Hospitals
state: West Virginia
city: Green Bay
country: United States
facility: St. Vincent Hospital
state: Wisconsin
city: Marshfield
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation
state: Wisconsin
city: Milwaukee
country: United States
facility: Midwest Children's Cancer Center
state: Wisconsin
city: Westmead
country: Australia
facility: Children's Hospital at Westmead
state: New South Wales
city: Brisbane
country: Australia
facility: Royal Children's Hospital
state: Queensland
city: Parkville
country: Australia
facility: Royal Children's Hospital
state: Victoria
city: Calgary
country: Canada
facility: Alberta Children's Hospital
state: Alberta
city: Edmonton
country: Canada
facility: Cross Cancer Institute at University of Alberta
state: Alberta
city: Hamilton
country: Canada
facility: McMaster Children's Hospital at Hamilton Health Sciences
state: Ontario
city: Ottawa
country: Canada
facility: Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
state: Ontario
city: Toronto
country: Canada
facility: Hospital for Sick Children
state: Ontario
city: Montreal
country: Canada
facility: Montreal Children's Hospital at McGill University Health Center
state: Quebec
city: Montreal
country: Canada
facility: Hopital Sainte Justine
state: Quebec
city: Sainte Foy
country: Canada
facility: Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite Laval
state: Quebec
city: Groningen
country: Netherlands
facility: University Medical Center Groningen
city: Santurce
country: Puerto Rico
facility: San Jorge Children's Hospital
city: Bern
country: Switzerland
facility: Swiss Pediatric Oncology Group Bern
city: Geneva
country: Switzerland
facility: Swiss Pediatric Oncology Group Geneva
Study officials:
affiliation: University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center
name: Diane Keegan Wells, RN, MSN, CPNP
role: STUDY_CHAIR
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