Fulfilling Care Needs of Adolescents With Cancer

National Taiwan University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Cancer

Treatments: Other: CAGO questionnaire outcome

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03173833

201612238RINA

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of phase 1 of this study is to develop a care need scale (CNS) for adolescents with cancer. The aim of phase 2 is to examine the mediating role of care needs between physical and psychosocial dysfunction and QoL, and to explore the recovery trajectory and its predictors regarding the care needs, physical and psychosocial factors, and the QoL of adolescents with cancer at the first, second, and third 3-month periods after initiating on-treatment and off-treatment. The aim of phase 3 is to examine the effectiveness of the computerized assessment with graphic outcome (CAGO) for fulfilling the care needs of adolescents with cancer, its acceptability for adolescents with cancer, and its usability for clinicians in pediatric oncology units.

Enrollment: 720 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 13 to 20 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

The inclusion criteria for adolescents with cancer are

1. 13-20 years of age
2. previously or currently treated for cancer
3. able to communicate in Chinese
4. able to comprehend the study information

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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720 participants in 2 patient groups

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants will not receive the outcome of their questionnaire in the form of computerized assessment with graphic outcome (CAGO) after the first time they fill in the questionnaire. And they will be able to discuss their care needs with their health care practitioners.

Experimental group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will receive the outcome of their questionnaire in the form of computerized assessment with graphic outcome (CAGO) every time after the first time they fill in the questionnaire. And they will be able to discuss their care needs with their health care practitioners.

Treatment:

Other: CAGO questionnaire outcome