Neurocognitive DisordersNCT03213431
Development of the Pediatric Neurocognitive Functioning Questionnaire
An observational study of Neurocognitive Disorders, run by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
This study will examine self-reported neurocognitive functioning in pediatric cancer survivors whose cancer therapy may have included cranial radiation, intrathecal chemotherapy, and high-dose intravenous antimetabolite chemotherapy. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 8 to 17 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Neurocognitive Disorders
- How many people
- 42 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 12 Jul 2017to 8 Dec 2017
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 8 to 17 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child
Study population: Participants will be childhood cancer survivors who are active After Completion of Therapy (ACT) patients consented to the SJLIFE clinical protocol and their parent/legal guardian.
Who may be able to join
- Cancer survivors who are off cancer therapies;
- Children/youth age 8-17.9 years and their parents/legal guardians (i.e. dyads);
- Impaired and unimpaired general IQs (IQ 40-89 for impaired and IQ ≥90 for unimpaired); AND
- English speaking participants.
Who cannot join
- Only the child/adolescent or the parent is able to participate (i.e. non-dyads);
- Severe/profound IQ deficits (IQ <40); AND
- Non-English speaking participants.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee, 38105
About this study
Official title: Assessing Patient-Reported Neurocognitive Functioning in Pediatric Oncology: A Pilot Study Toward Developing the Pediatric Neurocognitive Questionnaire (PNCQ)
This study will examine self-reported neurocognitive functioning in pediatric cancer survivors whose cancer therapy may have included cranial radiation, intrathecal chemotherapy, and high-dose intravenous antimetabolite chemotherapy. There is evidence that these therapies which are directed at the central nervous system (CNS) can lead to reduced volumes of normal-appearing white matter and neurocognitive dysfunction.
Neurocognitive deficits can significantly impact pediatric cancer survivors' academic success, daily functional status, and quality of life. Previous studies demonstrate the need for screening and treating neurocognitive dysfunction in childhood cancer patients and survivors.
Read more
This pilot study will conduct cognitive debriefing tests with childhood cancer survivors, 30 with and 10 without neurocognitive deficits, and their parents. The collected data will aid in developing a comprehensive patient-reported outcomes (PRO) toolkit consisting of generic and specific cognitive and behavioral domains that are content-appropriate and interface-friendly for pediatric cancer populations.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
- To conduct cognitive debriefing tests with 30 pediatric cancer survivors who have global neurocognitive impairment (i.e., the impaired group) to understand the cognitive process of answering the extant pediatric PRO measures by different levels of general intelligence quotient (IQ). Additionally, 10 pediatric cancer survivors who have at least average general IQ (i.e., the unimpaired group) will be recruited for a comparison purpose.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVE:
- To conduct semi-structured interviews with 30 parents/legal guardians of individuals who have global cognitive impairment as described in the primary objective in order to explore the general concept of their child's neurocognitive functioning, to rank the relative importance of different neurocognitive functioning domains, to inform a strategy for communicating with children and adolescents with impaired neurocognitive functioning for PRO research, and to suggest a user-friendly interface to collect PRO data from cognitively impaired children and adolescents. Additionally, 10 parents/legal guardians of individuals at least average general IQ will be recruited for comparison.
Read the detailed description
Pediatric participants will undergo a 30-45 minute cognitive interview including three sections:
- Introduction to the study and warm-up debriefing exercise.
- Determination of participant's level of understanding by arranging circles of different sizes.
- Completion of individual surveys including the Child Health \& Illness Profile-Child Edition/Child Report Form (CHIP-CE/CRF), the Applied Cognition scale of the Neuro-QOL, and the Pediatric Perceived Cognitive Function (PedPCF - Child).
For patient participants who have not had IQ testing within the prior 3 years, IQ testing may be repeated.
Semi-structured interviews will be conducted with parents/legal guardians of pediatric participants including:
- Open-ended questions to help researchers understand whether their child is able to complete the CHIP-CE/CRF, Applied Cognition scale of the Neuro-QOL, and the PedPCF - Child.
- Concerns they may have about cognitive functioning issues and its importance for their child. They will also be asked their thoughts on how to communicate and interact effectively with children and adolescents who have cognitive delays and their feedback about a user-friendly way to collect patient-reported health data.
- The pediatric participant responses will be compared with their parent/legal guardian responses to confirm the answers were accurate and to evaluate whether the child can recall appropriate information for a given time frame.
Interviews will be conducted primarily on the St. Jude campus, or via Skype video meeting as a secondary option.
- Conditions
- Neurocognitive Disorders
- Keywords
- Cancer survivors, Instrument development, Neurocognitive functioning, Patient-reported outcomes, Qualitative interview
- Medical subject headings
- Neurocognitive Disorders
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| IQ of <90 and ≥40 | Patient-Reported Outcomes (PRO) will be evaluated in a group of 30 childhood cancer survivors with global neurocognitive impairment classified by IQ of <90 and ≥40 and 30 of their parents. | |
| IQ of ≥90 | Patient-Reported Outcomes (PRO) will be evaluated in a group of 10 childhood cancer survivors with global neurocognitive unimpairment classified by IQ of ≥90 and 10 of their parents. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Number of participants who are capable of completing the survey
Capability will be defined as the number of participants who complete the survey based on comprehension for the content of survey items.
Measured: At completion of the survey, up to 6 months after study enrollment.
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted11 Jul 2017
- Study start12 Jul 2017
- Primary completion8 Dec 2017
- Study completion8 Dec 2017
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Neurocognitive DisordersStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by St. Jude Children's Research HospitalThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Enrolment
- 42 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- I-Chan Huang, PhD, Principal investigator, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03213431
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- PNCQ-HPP22
- Status last verified
- Mar 2018
- First submitted
- 5 Jul 2017
- Last updated
- 27 Mar 2018
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 27 Mar 2018. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Assessing Patient-Reported Neurocognitive Functioning in Pediatric Oncology: A Pilot Study Toward Developing the Pediatric Neurocognitive Questionnaire (PNCQ)
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03213431
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- PNCQ-HPP22
- Conditions
- Neurocognitive Disorders
- Keywords
- Cancer survivors, Instrument development, Neurocognitive functioning, Patient-reported outcomes, Qualitative interview
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 42 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research HospitalUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 12 Jul 2017 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 8 Dec 2017 (actual)
- Study completion
- 8 Dec 2017 (actual)
- First posted
- 11 Jul 2017 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This study will examine self-reported neurocognitive functioning in pediatric cancer survivors whose cancer therapy may have included cranial radiation, intrathecal chemotherapy, and high-dose intravenous antimetabolite chemotherapy. There is evidence that these therapies which are directed at the central nervous system (CNS) can lead to reduced volumes of normal-appearing white matter and neurocognitive dysfunction.
Neurocognitive deficits can significantly impact pediatric cancer survivors' academic success, daily functional status, and quality of life. Previous studies demonstrate the need for screening and treating neurocognitive dysfunction in childhood cancer patients and survivors.
This pilot study will conduct cognitive debriefing tests with childhood cancer survivors, 30 with and 10 without neurocognitive deficits, and their parents. The collected data will aid in developing a comprehensive patient-reported outcomes (PRO) toolkit consisting of generic and specific cognitive and behavioral domains that are content-appropriate and interface-friendly for pediatric cancer populations.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
- To conduct cognitive debriefing tests with 30 pediatric cancer survivors who have global neurocognitive impairment (i.e., the impaired group) to understand the cognitive process of answering the extant pediatric PRO measures by different levels of general intelligence quotient (IQ). Additionally, 10 pediatric cancer survivors who have at least average general IQ (i.e., the unimpaired group) will be recruited for a comparison purpose.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVE:
- To conduct semi-structured interviews with 30 parents/legal guardians of individuals who have global cognitive impairment as described in the primary objective in order to explore the general concept of their child's neurocognitive functioning, to rank the relative importance of different neurocognitive functioning domains, to inform a strategy for communicating with children and adolescents with impaired neurocognitive functioning for PRO research, and to suggest a user-friendly interface to collect PRO data from cognitively impaired children and adolescents. Additionally, 10 parents/legal guardians of individuals at least average general IQ will be recruited for comparison.
Detailed description
Pediatric participants will undergo a 30-45 minute cognitive interview including three sections:
- Introduction to the study and warm-up debriefing exercise.
- Determination of participant's level of understanding by arranging circles of different sizes.
- Completion of individual surveys including the Child Health \& Illness Profile-Child Edition/Child Report Form (CHIP-CE/CRF), the Applied Cognition scale of the Neuro-QOL, and the Pediatric Perceived Cognitive Function (PedPCF - Child).
For patient participants who have not had IQ testing within the prior 3 years, IQ testing may be repeated.
Semi-structured interviews will be conducted with parents/legal guardians of pediatric participants including:
- Open-ended questions to help researchers understand whether their child is able to complete the CHIP-CE/CRF, Applied Cognition scale of the Neuro-QOL, and the PedPCF - Child.
- Concerns they may have about cognitive functioning issues and its importance for their child. They will also be asked their thoughts on how to communicate and interact effectively with children and adolescents who have cognitive delays and their feedback about a user-friendly way to collect patient-reported health data.
- The pediatric participant responses will be compared with their parent/legal guardian responses to confirm the answers were accurate and to evaluate whether the child can recall appropriate information for a given time frame.
Interviews will be conducted primarily on the St. Jude campus, or via Skype video meeting as a secondary option.
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| IQ of <90 and ≥40 | – | –Patient-Reported Outcomes (PRO) will be evaluated in a group of 30 childhood cancer survivors with global neurocognitive impairment classified by IQ of <90 and ≥40 and 30 of their parents. |
| IQ of ≥90 | – | –Patient-Reported Outcomes (PRO) will be evaluated in a group of 10 childhood cancer survivors with global neurocognitive unimpairment classified by IQ of ≥90 and 10 of their parents. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 8 to 17 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child
- Study population
- Participants will be childhood cancer survivors who are active After Completion of Therapy (ACT) patients consented to the SJLIFE clinical protocol and their parent/legal guardian.
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Cancer survivors who are off cancer therapies;
- Children/youth age 8-17.9 years and their parents/legal guardians (i.e. dyads);
- Impaired and unimpaired general IQs (IQ 40-89 for impaired and IQ ≥90 for unimpaired); AND
- English speaking participants.
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Only the child/adolescent or the parent is able to participate (i.e. non-dyads);
- Severe/profound IQ deficits (IQ <40); AND
- Non-English speaking participants.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Primary outcome
Number of participants who are capable of completing the survey
Time frame: At completion of the survey, up to 6 months after study enrollment.
Capability will be defined as the number of participants who complete the survey based on comprehension for the content of survey items.
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 27 Mar 2018.
- St. Jude Children's Research HospitalLink provided by the sponsor.
- Clinical Trials Open at St. JudeLink provided by the sponsor.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
I-Chan Huang, PhD principal investigator
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Neurocognitive Disorders, run by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 27 Mar 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Number of participants who are capable of completing the survey (time frame: At completion of the survey, up to 6 months after study enrollment.). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 27 Mar 2018.