Clinical trial · Interventional
FAMily Oriented Support (FAMOS): Psychosocial Intervention for Childhood Cancer Survivors and Their Families
FAMOS: The Effect of Psychosocial Intervention for Childhood Cancer Survivors and Their Families: A Randomized Controlled Trial
NCT02200731CI-TRIAL-00049930completedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
To investigate whether a home-based psychosocial family intervention that takes place shortly after ending the primary medical treatment can help families adjust to their cancer-related psychological issues.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Childhood Cancer | Childhood Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAMOS: psychosocial family intervention | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- FAMOS: psychosocial family intervention
- description
- The FAMOS intervention consists of a six session manualized psychosocial intervention including videos and tools. Four sessions focus on the parents and two sessions focus on the childhood cancer survivor and its siblings. The intervention is conducted by a psychologist with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy experience.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: FAMOS: psychosocial family intervention
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control
- description
- In Denmark, standard care after treatment does not include systematic psychosocial support. Families are able to seek support on their own or contact a support group offered by the Danish Cancer Society. However support specializing the families with childhood cancer survivors and their siblings after ending medial treatment is limited.
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Post traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) in parents measured by Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (HTQ)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Maximum age
- 75 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Families of children in the age range of 0-17 years diagnosed with any kind of cancer and treated at one of the four pediatric oncology departments in Denmark are invited to participate in the project after ending primary medical treatment. Exclusion Criteria: * If the child has a severe co-morbidity * If the child has a mental disorder at diagnosis * If the child is declared terminal ill at the end of treatment (less than 6 months of survival). * If the parents and the children do not speak Danish. The participants have to be able to read and answer the questionnaires at the least, to be included in the project. * If the parents do not wish to hand in consent form * If the family participates in another randomized psychosocial intervention project
References
Publications (2)
- DERIVEDBidstrup PE, Salem H, Andersen EW, Schmiegelow K, Rosthoj S, Wehner PS, Hasle H, Dalton SO, Johansen C, Kazak AE. Effects on Pediatric Cancer Survivors: The FAMily-Oriented Support (FAMOS) Randomized Controlled Trial. J Pediatr Psychol. 2023 Jan 12;48(1):29-38. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsac062. PMID 35849020
- DERIVEDSalem H, Kazak AE, Andersen EW, Belmonte F, Johansen C, Schmiegelow K, Winther JF, Wehner PS, Hasle H, Rosthoj S, Bidstrup PE. Home-based cognitive behavioural therapy for families of young children with cancer (FAMOS): A nationwide randomised controlled trial. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2021 Mar;68(3):e28853. doi: 10.1002/pbc.28853. Epub 2020 Dec 27. PMID 33369038