Symptom Assessment With Patient Surveys

Stanford University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Carcinomas; Squamous Cell Carcinoma; Adenocarcinoma

Treatments: Procedure: Patient survey

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01135823

97085

SU-07292009-3461

PEDSVAR0001

Details and patient eligibility

About

The primary purpose of the proposed research is to explore methods of obtaining symptom assessments from pediatric oncology patients and/or their caregivers in hopes of improving the accuracy and thoroughness of these reports. Additionally the researchers hope to simply staff efforts in obtaining detailed medical histories from pediatric oncology patients.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Approximately 150 patients ages 0-18 years (75 for each group-intervention and control) will be enrolled.
• These patients will be pediatric oncology patients who have received chemotherapy within the prior four weeks and being seen in the oncology clinic for an out-patient visit.