Preparing for Life and Academics for Young Childhood Cancer Survivors

Launched by NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · Jan 6, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial, called "Preparing for Life and Academics for Young Childhood Cancer Survivors," is designed to test an online program called the PLAY program, which helps caregivers of young children who have survived cancer. The goal is to see if this program can improve parenting skills, reduce stress for caregivers, and help children get ready for school. Caregivers of children aged 3 to 6.5 years who have completed cancer treatment or are on maintenance therapy are invited to participate. To qualify, caregivers must be the child's legal guardian, live with the child more than half the time, speak English, and live within 150 miles of Nationwide Children's Hospital.

Participants in this study can expect to complete surveys and take part in a video interaction with their child at the beginning and end of the program. Over three months, caregivers will finish seven online modules and have up to eight one-hour video meetings with a trained coach. These sessions will provide support in preparing their child for school and managing family stress. After completing the program, caregivers will share their experiences in an interview, helping researchers learn how to improve the PLAY program in the future.

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ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Caregiver is the legal guardian of the child (e.g., mothers, fathers, grandparents, adoptive parents)
• • Caregiver lives with the child more than 50% of the time
• • Caregiver primary language is English
• • Caregiver lives within 150 miles of Nationwide Children's Hospital
• • Childhood cancer survivor received treatment for their cancer (e.g., chemotherapy, surgical resection, radiation therapy)
• • Childhood cancer survivor completed cancer treatment or on maintenance therapy only, without evidence of recurrent disease
• • Childhood cancer survivor is currently between the ages of 3 years old to 6 years old, but no older than 6.5 years old at study enrollment
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Childhood cancer survivor has documented neurodevelopmental disorder prior to their cancer diagnosis (e.g., neurofibromatosis, tuberous sclerosis, Down's syndrome, autism)
• • Childhood cancer survivor did not receive any treatment (e.g., chemotherapy, surgical resection, radiation)
• • Childhood cancer survivors was treated for a benign tumor