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Filter by:The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of a mindfulness-based meditation intervention on quality of life, sleep and mood in adolescents with cancer compared to a control group.
The aim of this randomized controlled trial on Physical Activity and Pediatric Cancer (PAPEC) is to assess the impact of an exercise program intervention in pediatric cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy for solid tumors. The investigators hypothesized the intervention will have a beneficial effect on the study outcomes.
This study investigated repeated-dose pharmacokinetics and safety of itraconazole and its active metabolite hydroxyitraconazole in pediatric cancer patients at risk for the development of invasive fungal disease.
Background: - Palliative care, also known as comfort care, is intended to keep a patient comfortable by focusing on pain and symptom management to improve quality of life. Although palliative care has been demonstrated to be beneficial, it is underutilized in children who have been diagnosed with cancer, because current trends favor palliative care primarily at the end of life and in only a small number of patients. Children with cancer likely would benefit from the incorporation of palliative care from the time of diagnosis, but both doctors and families are often reluctant to include it for a variety of reasons. Researchers are interested in understanding these reasons to determine better ways to include palliative care as part of cancer treatment methods in children with cancer. Objectives: - To collect information on pediatric oncology patients and their parents attitudes towards palliative care, along with cancer treatment, from the time of diagnosis. Eligibility: - Children and adolescents between 10 and 17 years of age who have been diagnosed with cancer in the past year. - Parents of eligible children. Design: - Participants will complete a 30-minute survey about experiences with pain, symptom management, and focus on quality of life in the first month following cancer diagnosis. Child participants will be asked about their views on the importance of quality of life in the beginning of their illness, as well as their attitudes toward symptom-oriented care. Parent participants will be asked questions about their child s illness, which includes understanding, discussion, and impact of illness. - Treatment will not be provided as part of this protocol.
The purpose of this phenomenological study is to discover and illuminate the experiences of adolescents in the treatment process of cancer and the meanings they attach to these experiences, while maintaining their daily routines. The focus area of interest lies in the impact side-effects (psychological and physical) which these treatments may have on an individual's ability to participate with peers, maintain social activities, and be involved in daily occupation(s).