A Brief Parental Intervention on Learning and Education in Childhood Cancer

University of New Mexico23 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to assess whether a brief intervention about learning and education is both practical and acceptable for parents of children with cancer.

After being provided details about the study, participants signing the study consent form complete pre-intervention questionnaires. Participants then complete a brief psychoeducational intervention, via a HIPAA-compliant web and video conferencing platform on Zoom. The intervention is followed by completion of a post-intervention evaluation form. The consent form and study questionnaires are completed through Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap), a secure web-based application.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Cancer

Interventions

Brief Psychoeducational InterventionBEHAVIORAL

The 1-session psychoeducational intervention is divided into three brief modules. Topics that are covered include thinking, learning, emotional, and behavioral functioning as they relate to childhood cancer, educational and school supports, and the role of neuropsychological and school-based assessments.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * parent(s) or legal guardian(s) of children with cancer * preferred language for oral and written communication is English * 18 years of age or older * 1 or 2 parents or legal guardians can participate for each child The child must also meet the following for the parent(s)/legal guardian(s) to participate: * diagnosis of cancer * child is actively receiving cancer treatment at University of New Mexico Hospital or recently completed treatment (within 0-6 months post-treatment) * child is between the age of 3 and 14 * child resides in New Mexico Exclusion Criteria: Parents of children who are wards of the state are excluded (including children in custody of the NM Children, Youth \& Families Department).

Locations (1)

University of New Mexico Hospital

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Feasibility of study recruitment and enrollment

Among qualifying families, the number receiving recruitment information about the study, identifying interest, scheduling, and completing procedures. Note, for each qualifying family, one or two parents or legal guardians are able to enroll in the study. This is a parental intervention and the child with cancer does not participate in the study.

Time frame: Through study completion, up to 2 years

Fidelity to the intervention protocol

Interventions are audio-recorded. Percent adherence to the intervention protocol per a fidelity form, developed for this study, is assessed by an independent rater of fidelity.

Time frame: at time of intervention (day 1)

Acceptability of the intervention

Ratings are provided on intervention acceptability as part of the Program Evaluation Form, a questionnaire developed for this study.

Time frame: immediately post-intervention (day 1)

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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