Comparison of Educational Services and Outcomes for Patients Treated for Childhood Cancer

This study has been completed.

Sponsored by:	University of Rochester
Information provided by:	University of Rochester
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00178386

Purpose

The purpose of the study is to evaluate some educational outcomes of children treated for childhood cancer.

Condition	Phase
Cancer Brain Tumor	Phase I

MedlinePlus related topics: Brain Cancer Cancer Childhood Brain Tumors

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Cohort, Retrospective
Official Title:	Comparison of Educational Services and Outcomes for Patients Treated for Childhood Cancer and Brain Tumor in Facilities With and Without Educational Liaison Services.

Further study details as provided by University of Rochester:

Biospecimen Retention: None Retained

Biospecimen Description:

Enrollment:	220
Study Start Date:	September 2004
Study Completion Date:	April 2008
Primary Completion Date:	September 2005 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Detailed Description:

The aim of this telephone survey was to test the efficacy of systemic educational program services in improving school outcomes as compared to hospitals who provide educational liaison services in an ad hoc manner.Data from this study will be used to help secure funding to surther investigate the broader use of educational liaison services.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	6 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No
Sampling Method:	Non-Probability Sample

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

must have had childhood cancer or brain tumor and been diagnosed between 1994-2001 and at least 6 years of age at diagnosis.
must have been treated at Golisano Children's Hospital or Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Exclusion Criteria:

less than 6 years of age

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00178386

Locations

United States, New York
University of Rochester Golisano Children's Hospital
Rochester, New York, United States, 14642
United States, Pennsylvania
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15214

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of Rochester

Investigators

Principal Investigator:	Kathryn Wissler, MS	University of Rochester
Principal Investigator:	Robert B Noll, PhD	Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Principal Investigator:	Olle Jane Z Sahler, MD	University of Rochester
Principal Investigator:	Georgia Beyer, MS	University of Rochester

More Information

Responsible Party:	Univ of Rochester ( OJ Sahler, MD )
Study ID Numbers:	10309
Study First Received:	September 12, 2005
Last Updated:	July 22, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00178386
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by University of Rochester:

cancer
education
learning
brain tumor
school

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Brain Neoplasms
Central Nervous System Diseases
Central Nervous System Neoplasms
Brain Diseases
Nervous System Neoplasms

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Nervous System Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 14, 2009