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NCT Number: NCT00234793

Maternal Problem-Solving in Childhood Cancer

The purpose of this study is to help mothers of children with cancer to cope more effectively by increasing their problem-solving skills.

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Key information

Conditions

Stress Anxiety Disorders Cancer Mental Disorders Neoplasms

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

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About this study

The purpose of this study is:

  • to develop a time-and-attention control condition to better assess the direct and mediational effect of PSST independent of social support (placebo);
  • to develop a personal digital assistant hand-held supplement to standard PSST to provide real-time training, reinforcement, and on-the-spot documentation of PSST usage;
  • to develop independent measures of the application of problem-solving strategies in everyday life; and
  • to measure utilization of and satisfaction with other resources accessed by mothers as independent indicators of the usefulness and cost-effectiveness of PSST.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Mothers of any age with a child diagnosed with any form of cancer 2-16 weeks prior to contact.

Exclusion criteria

  • Mothers of children with cancer if they do not read or speak English or Spanish, if their child is in severe medical crisis, or if they live a prohibitive distance to complete the intervention.

Treatment and study plan

Problem-Solving Skills Training

Behavioral

Primary outcomes

  1. The primary aim of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of problem-solving training provided to mothers of children with newly diagnosed cancer in decreasing negative affectivity

  2. e.g. depression, anxiety, and increasing satisfaction with resource utilization

Secondary outcomes

  1. Standardized measures at three time points: pre-intervention, post-intervention, 3 months post the second time point

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Rochester

Other

Collaborators

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2003
Study completion
2010
First posted
Oct 7, 2005
Registry last updated
Jun 15, 2015

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