Clinical trial · Observational
Improving Quality and Consistency in Family Education Prior to First Discharge Following Pediatric Cancer Diagnosis
- 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)
When a child is diagnosed with cancer the family's world is turned upside down. Parents have high levels of stress because they must learn important information about their child's diagnosis,medications and treatments. They must also learn how to care for their child once they have left the safety of the hospital. Parents have voiced that during this time they receive too much information, have paper overload, and hear and read different information causing them to feel confused. Parents have shared that small amounts of information that can be repeated when they want and as often as they want helps them to feel more confident to care for their child. This study will ask parents if they like and can easily learn information about how to care for their child with cancer from short videos that highlight key points, have visual cues, and provide case examples. If parents find short videos useful and helpful for learning, with the goal that they will feel more confident to care for their child and have lower levels of anxiety.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oncology | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (0)
Data not yet available
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- label
- Script Review Parents/Caregivers
- description
- will have script reviewed and evaluated by parents/caregivers in groups of 5 up to 40 participants until 4/5 parents/caregivers demonstrate that script is understandable and acceptable.
- label
- Video Review Parents/Caregivers
- description
- review and evaluation of the developed educational videos by parents/caregivers up to 20 parents who have not participated in the script review
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Measure acceptability and ability to understand video-based education modules for parent/caregivers of children with newly diagnosed cancer
- timeFrame
- parents will watch video one (approx. 10 minutes)
- description
- Develop 2 short video-based education modules for parents/caregivers of children with newly diagnosed cancer which are acceptable and understandable. This will be achieved when 90% of enrolled parents/caregivers watch the two videos and correctly answer 10 knowledge and confidence questions.
Secondary outcomes (3)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * for the first phase - review of script, eligible respondents will be any parent or caregiver of a child with cancer irrespective of type of timing of diagnosis. * for the video review phase - must be a parent/caregiver of a child diagnosed with cancer in the last 8 months Exclusion Criteria: * must have written and spoken English
References
Publications (6)
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