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NCT Number: NCT02553486

Internationally Adopted Children Quality of Life

This study evaluates the global quality of life of foreign born adopted children, one to seven years following their arrival in France. Investigators will assess global health, behavior, school integration for each child who arrived in France between 2008 and 2013, through an online anonymous survey. Investigators, then, will identify variables associated with a lower quality of life in order to improve the support offered to the children.

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Key information

Conditions

Children Quality of Life

Age range

1 month–25 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

CHU de Nantes

Nantes, 44093, France

About this study

Investigators will use a known and official quality of life score: the PedsQL®. This score has never been used in this population so investigators will first have to test its internal validity, so that investigators cannot use it in their global evaluation. The second stage will consist of identifying variables associated with a lower quality of life, as previously determined. Investigators will send letters to each family through the adoption department of each area enrolled in our study, to ensure data. Parents and children will be required to login to a safe, anonymous, controlled website in order to input their data. The data will be recorded on the internal server of Nantes University Hospital. This study has been accepted by both the Computing and Liberties Commission (CNIL) and Nantes University Hospital's Ethics group in the field of Health (GNEDS) comities.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • All international adopted children, who arrived in France between 2008 and 2013, living in four French districts (Loire-Atlantique, Ille et vilaine, Maine et Loire and Finistère) and accepting to fill the on-line questionnaire of the study

Exclusion criteria

  • Children born in France.
  • Children or adoptive parents refusing to participate.

Treatment and study plan

Quality of life evaluation

Other

Primary outcomes

  1. International adopted children global quality of life evaluation

    Time frame: up to 9 months

    Global international adopted children quality of life score one to seven years after arrival in France, using a quality of life score : PedsQL®.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Identification of Quality of life low score risk factors

    Time frame: up to 9 months

    Validation of the questionnaire in our population; Highlight the determiners of a bad quality of life (after dichotomization of the population, investigators will compare participants who have a score under one standard deviation to those who have a better score).

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Nantes University Hospital

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Internationally Adopted Children Quality of Life Study (QUADOP)

Acronym: QUADOP

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
Sep 17, 2015
Registry last updated
Jun 24, 2026

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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