Clinical trial · Observational
Design and Evaluation of Care Environment and Technology at Pediatric Radiotherapy
- 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)
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effect of changes in the care environment in pediatric radiotherapy. The definitions of the changes is a part of the study, and is constructed in collaboration with the institute of design at Umeå University. The implementation is however not part of the study, but done as part of Clinical routine. The study consist of two parts, where the first 1.5 years are a Control phase where the changes are designed and also function as a baseline period. The following 1.5 years are the case period where the Changes that are accepted for Clinical implementation are implemented. The impact of the changes are evaluated using surveys and interviews of both parents and children
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pediatric ALL | Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Radiotherapy Side Effect | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (0)
Data not yet available
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- label
- Control group
- description
- Pediatric patients and their parents who were treated with radiotherapy during baseline period and enrolled in the study. Recruitment to the Control Group took Place during one year.
- label
- Case group
- description
- Pediatric patients and their parents who were treated with radiotherapy during case period and enrolled in the study. Recruitment to the case group took place during one year after introduction of new methods and equipment in the in the clinic..
Primary outcomes (5)
- measure
- Parents anxiety during treatment period
- timeFrame
- 1 day
- description
- VAS-anxiety scoring in connection to therapy
- measure
- Childrens anxiety during treatment period
- timeFrame
- 1 day
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 2 Years
- Maximum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Radiotherapy treatment Exclusion Criteria: \-
References
Publications (3)
- RESULTEngvall G, Angstrom-Brannstrom C, Mullaney T, Nilsson K, Wickart-Johansson G, Svard AM, Nyholm T, Lindh J, Lindh V. It Is Tough and Tiring but It Works--Children's Experiences of Undergoing Radiotherapy. PLoS One. 2016 Apr 7;11(4):e0153029. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0153029. eCollection 2016. PMID 27055258
- RESULTAngstrom-Brannstrom C, Engvall G, Mullaney T, Nilsson K, Wickart-Johansson G, Svard AM, Nyholm T, Lindh J, Lindh V. Children Undergoing Radiotherapy: Swedish Parents' Experiences and Suggestions for Improvement. PLoS One. 2015 Oct 28;10(10):e0141086. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0141086. eCollection 2015. PMID 26509449
- DERIVEDEngvall G, Lindh V, Mullaney T, Nyholm T, Lindh J, Angstrom-Brannstrom C. Children's experiences and responses towards an intervention for psychological preparation for radiotherapy. Radiat Oncol. 2018 Jan 22;13(1):9. doi: 10.1186/s13014-017-0942-5. PMID 29357940