Comparison of Educational Services and Outcomes for Patients Treated for Childhood Cancer

University of Rochester

Status: Completed

Conditions: Brain Tumor; Cancer

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00178386

10309

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to evaluate some educational outcomes of children treated for childhood cancer.

Full description

The aim of this telephone survey was to test the efficacy of systemic educational program services in improving school outcomes as compared to hospitals who provide educational liaison services in an ad hoc manner.Data from this study will be used to help secure funding to surther investigate the broader use of educational liaison services.

Enrollment: 220 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• must have had childhood cancer or brain tumor and been diagnosed between 1994-2001 and at least 6 years of age at diagnosis.
• must have been treated at Golisano Children's Hospital or Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Exclusion criteria

• less than 6 years of age