Clinical trial · Observational
Communication Memory of Cancer Diagnosis Within the Pediatric Triangle
Communication Memory of Cancer Diagnosis Within Pediatric Triangle: a Cross-sectional Observational Study
NCT04392908CI-TRIAL-00095859active not recruitingClinicalTrials.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)
Present project aims to investigate memories related to a cancer communication diagnosis in pediatric oncology. It evaluates possible common elements and specificity between family and healthcare staff.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communication memory | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
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- Patients
- description
- Pediatric patients from 12 to 17 with cancer diagnosis only taken by Meyer Children's Hospital prior consent. Knowledge of fluent Italian language is required
- interventionNames
- Other: Communication memory
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- Parents
- description
- Parents of pediatric patients prior consent. Knowledge of fluent Italian language is required
- interventionNames
- Other: Communication memory
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- Medical Staff
- description
- Medical staff including doctor, psychologist and nurse
- interventionNames
- Other: Communication memory
Primary outcomes (2)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 12 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion criteria for pediatric patients: * age from 12 to 17 with cancer diagnosis only taken by Meyer Children's Hospital prior consent. * Italian speaking Exclusion criteria for pediatric patients: * under 12 years old and above 17; * followed by other hospital; * cognitive disability Inclusion criteria for parents: \- Italian speaking and signature informed consent. Exclusion criteria for parents: \- cognitive disability
References
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