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Motivational Interviewing With Parents to Adopt and Maintain Physical Activity

Cancer-related fatigue is the most commonly reported symptom among children with cancer and its effect is long-lasting, remaining for years after treatment.Childhood cancer patients undergo chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy that impairs their normal body tissue and fitness. Consequently, cardiorespiratory function and muscle strength decrease, and fatigue is inevitable. More importantly, these complications do not disappear, but continue for months or even years after completion of therapy. Increasing concern has been placed on the benefits of regular physical activity (PA) among young cancer patients to improve cardiovascular fitness, ameliorate fatigue, and reduce some of the adverse effects of cancer and its treatment. Various studies have shown improvements in quality of life among young patients undergoing cancer treatment by performing regular physical activity. However, the literature review found that most young cancer patients maintain a lower level of PA than before their diagnosis. A recent study revealed that the current PA levels of Hong Kong young cancer patients were markedly reduced when compared with their pre-morbid situation. Moreover, they were significantly less active in performing physical exercise, and reported lower levels of quality of life than their healthy counterparts. These findings reveal a crucial obligation of health care professionals to advocate the significance of regular PA among young cancer patients. It is crucial for healthcare to correct misconceptions about PA among parents of children with cancer and advocate the principle of regular PA for their children, with the aim of enhancing their physical and psychological wellbeing and promoting their quality of life. Nevertheless, a large body of evidence has shown that education alone is insufficient or unlikely to change behavior, and healthcare professionals must therefore explore strategies that can actually be effective in helping parents realize the importance of regular physical activities for their children with cancer. Most importantly, healthcare professionals should motivate parents, as the primary caregivers, especially during children's cancer treatment, to take an important role in encouraging their children with cancer to adopt regular PA. This study aims at testing the effectiveness of using motivational interviewing with parents in encouraging their children with cancer to adopt and maintain regular physical activity.

Start: June 2019

Radiotherapy Delivery in Deep Inspiration for Pediatric Patients

TEDDI is a non-randomised phase II trial in Scandinavia. All pediatric patients, referred for radiotherapy in the thorax or abdomen and irrespective of diagnosis, are eligible. Deep inspiration breath-hold (DIBH) is a simple radiotherapy technique, which could have a dramatic impact on the risk of late effects in children. In DIBH, the radiotherapy is delivered while the patient holds his/her breath (4-6 sequential breath-holds). The anatomy is changed and imaging artifacts from respiratory movement are diminished. DIBH is widely used in adult patients with breast cancer and mediastinal lymphoma to minimize the risk of radiation-induced late effects due to a reduced dose to the healthy organs. Also, the technique is simple and cost-efficient. For pediatric patients, the investigators aim to: Estimate the dosimetric benefit of radiotherapy using DIBH compared to free-breathing Establish the compliance of DIBH Determine if DIBH is an accurate and reproducible strategy Optimize treatment planning considering the risk from loss of tumour control as well as the risk of late effects.

Start: January 2017

CanMove: A Physical Activity Program for Children With Cancer

This study will evaluate a physical activity intervention for children during acute cancer treatment. The intervention aims to encourage children to participate in increased levels of physical activity and reduce the amount of time they spend engaged in sedentary activities. This study also aims to evaluate different ways of assessing physical function in order to determine the best outcome measure to use for children during acute cancer treatment.

Start: October 2020

Reduced IV Fluids to Improve Clearance of HDMTX in Children w/Lymphoma or Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

To determine whether a reduced volume hydration regimen will lead to a shorter time to methotrexate clearance when compared to a standard intravenous (IV) hydration regimen.

Start: October 2019

Safety and Efficacy of PEG-rhG-CSF in Preventing Neutropenia in Children With Tumor After Chemotherapy

The purpose is to evaluate the safety of PEG-rhG-CSF in the prevention of neutropenia in children with tumor after chemotherapy, and then evaluate the effectiveness of PEG-rhG-CSF in preventing neutropenia in children with tumor after chemotherapy.

Start: October 2020

Pediatric Solid Tumor Metabolism [A Prospective Study Exploring Metabolism of Solid Tumors in Pediatrics]

To explore metabolic phenotypes of children with extra-cranial solid tumors and compare these with their histopathological and genetic alterations to discover potential novel biomarkers and therapeutic targets to improve outcomes in children with high risk disease.

Start: November 2018

Fosaprepitant for the Prevention of Chemotherapy-induced Nausea and Vomiting in Pediatric Patients

The purpose is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of fosaprepitant plus ondansetron with dexamethasone or placebo plus ondansetron with dexamethasone in preventing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) with MEC/HE multi-day chemotherapy in children with solid tumors.

Start: October 2020

Trend Analysis of the Service of Pediatric Palliative Care

Palliative care has received considerable attention in Taiwan in recent years. The relevant research has been widely conducted for palliative care in adult population. However, the research in children population is relatively insufficient. In the limited studies, most of them are the experiences generated from individual institutions. This study is going to retrieve the data from 2008-2017 National Health Insurance Research Database, Cancer Registry Database, Death Registry Database and other relevant materials in order to analyze the trends of using pediatric palliative care service, the types of services, the timing of initiating palliative care, and the preference of using palliative care service among different life span in the past decade. In addition, the study will examine the differences of the timing of initiating of pediatric palliative care service and the types of diseases among different characteristics of children and healthcare providers. And the study will discuss how pediatric palliative care services affect medical costs.

Start: April 2019

Securing Access to Innovative Molecules in Oncology and Hematology for Children, Adolescents and Young Adults

It involves collecting safety and efficacy data, under the actual conditions of use of medicines in children and adolescents, using a validated tool (VIGINOM) and relying on the network of Interregional pediatric oncology appeal organizations (OIR) identified by INCa since 2010 and responsible for the organization of Pluridisciplinary Pediatric Interregional (RCPPI) and National Consultative Meetings which discuss each case of relapse in order to define the best therapeutic options.

Start: April 2020

Risk Factors, Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Acute Infection With Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) In Children

Patient are being asked to provide respiratory and blood samples for a clinical research study because the patients have a virus called the novel coronavirus, or SARS-CoV-2, that causes the disease known as Covid-19. Investigators do not know a lot about this virus, including all the ways it travels from person to person. Investigators also do not know if a person will get sick or not from the virus after being in close contact with someone who has the virus. Because of this, investigators are performing research on the virus found in respiratory secretions to get more information on how investigators can best detect and treat this new virus in the future. Primary Objective To determine the clinical characteristics and outcomes of Covid-19 in children. To characterize the clinical risk factors of Covid-19 in children.. Secondary Objectives To characterize the immunological risk factors and serologic response to SARS-CoV-2 infection in children.- To evaluate the duration of viral shedding in children. To evaluate the duration of SARS-CoV-2 viral shedding in children. Exploratory Objective

Start: April 2020

Implementation of Family Psychosocial Risk Assessment in Pediatric Cancer

The diagnosis and treatment of pediatric cancer adversely affects multiple levels of the social ecology, including patient and caregiver physical and psychosocial health. It is the strong recommendation from the first Standard of the Psychosocial Standards of Care in Pediatric Cancer that cancer centers engage in universal, systematic, psychosocial risk screening for newly diagnosed patients and their families. Universal screening at diagnosis fosters early identification of psychosocial risks and provides the opportunity to match psychosocial care to the level of family need for more equitable, effective and integrated services. However, few programs offer such care in an efficient, comprehensive, and consistent manner, potentially resulting in insufficient care that magnifies inequities in outcomes. To support pediatric cancer centers in their goal of meeting the first Standard of Psychosocial Care, this study will compare two implementation strategies for the Psychosocial Assessment Tool (PAT), a validated parent report screener of family psychosocial risk in English and Spanish, in a cluster randomized trial across 18 pediatric cancer programs in the United States.

Start: January 2021

Pediatrics HOT COVID-19 Database in NY Tristate

New York City (NYC) has become the epicenter of the worldwide pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). By collecting and summarizing the experience with other major health care providers in the tristate (New York (NY), New Jersey (NJ) and Connecticut (CT)) are, the investigators are uniquely positioned to inform the rest of the country about what to expect and how to manage children and young adults with hematological, oncological or stem cell transplant diagnoses during the pandemic.

Start: April 2020

Starting Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor at 1 Day vs 3 Days Following Chemotherapy in Pediatric Cancer Patients

Chemotherapy places patients at an increased risk of infection. A medication called granulocyte colony-stimulating factor is given as a daily injection in order to help decrease the risk of infection. The purpose of this study is to determine the best time to begin granulocyte colony-stimulating factor while maintaining the same clinical benefits. The current study aims to fill these research gaps and address the general question: Can G-CSF safely be given 72 hours following the last day of chemotherapy without increasing the incidence of febrile neutropenia, the duration of neutropenia, or causing increased delays in the next course of chemotherapy.

Start: February 2019

Exercise Intervention in Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors

Adolescent and young adult (AYA) survivors of cancer face a future of persistent medical issues across a wide spectrum of diseases One study examining health data from this cohort (ages 15-29) reported significantly higher rates of smoking, obesity, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, asthma, and poorer mental health among the cancer survivors when compared to healthy controls. Prescribed exercise has broad and far-reaching beneficial physiological effects that cut across multiple body systems and consistently improves emotional well-being, decreases fatigue and depression, and enhances quality of life. Although a growing body of evidence consistently demonstrates the physiological and psychological benefits of exercise interventions in adults with cancer, there are no studies examining the effects of individualized, prescribed, supervised exercise in pediatric, adolescent and young adult cancer survivors.

Start: June 2019

Observational Study Evaluating the Psychic Impact of the Diagnostic Announcement and Care for Children Treated for Cancer

The cancer diagnostic announcement and cancer care are both physical and psychological highlights. The main objective is to analyze significant psychological difficulties in children aged 6 to 16 treated for cancer.

Start: January 2020

Shadows Edge Mobile Developing Resilience in Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors

This study evaluates the efficacy of an interactive mobile game, Shadow's Edge, on enhancing resilience, promoting identity development, and decreasing somatic symptoms among adolescent and young adult survivors of cancer.

Start: December 2018

Prospective Multicenters Clinical Cohort Study of Stratified Treatment of Chinese Children With BL/DLBCL

The trial SCCCG-BL/DLBCL-2017 is a collaborative prospective, multicenters, non-randomized, observational, cohort clinical study with participating centers of the South China Children's Cancer Group-Non-Hodgkin lymphoma group(SCCCG-NHL). The aim of the study is to evaluate efficacy and safety of stratified treatment based on risk factors of childhood and adolescents Burkitt lymphoma(BL)/diffuse large B-cell lymphoma(DLBCL) patients in china.

Start: May 2017

A Prospective Multicenters Clinical Cohort Study of Stratified Treatment of Chinese Children With Systemic ALK(+) ALCL

With the development of molecular biology and precise medical treatment, new challenges have been raised in the diagnosis and treatment of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) in children. In recent years, the criteria for clinical staging and efficacy evaluation of NHL in children have been updated. Studies in Germany and the United States have shown that pathological types of systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) in children and adolescents, minimal disseminated disease (MDD) in peripheral blood or bone marrow and minimal residual disease (MRD) are significantly associated with prognosis, suggesting that these factors need to be combined in risk stratification of ALCL patients. Recent studies have also suggested that PET/CT is helpful in evaluating residual lesions in patients with lymphoma after chemotherapy. In order to keep pace with the times in the diagnosis, clinical staging, risk stratification, efficacy evaluation and treatment of NHL in children. We adjusted the original NHL-BFM-90/95 regimen, mainly in the aspects of clinical staging, efficacy evaluation, risk stratification and treatment regimen?etc.

Start: May 2017

A Prospective Multicenters Clinical Cohort Study of Stratified Treatment of Chinese Children With LBL

With the development of molecular biology and precise medical treatment, new challenges have been raised in the diagnosis and treatment of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) in children. In recent years, the criteria for clinical staging and efficacy evaluation of NHL in children have been updated. Recent clinical studies of COG in the United States and LMB in France have confirmed that molecular biological markers such as Notch1, PTEN and LOH6q are significantly associated with the prognosis of T-lymphoblastic lymphoma (T-LBL). These molecular biological markers should be included in the new risk stratification system. High-intensity treatment of high-risk patients will improve survival. Recent studies have also suggested that PET/CT is helpful in evaluating residual lesions in patients with lymphoma after chemotherapy. In order to keep pace with the times in the diagnosis, clinical staging, risk stratification, efficacy evaluation and treatment of NHL in children. SCCCG-LBL-2017 was formulated by South China Children's Cancer Group of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, which mainly updated in clinical staging, efficacy evaluation, risk stratification, treatment,etc..

Start: May 2017

LIFE Cancer Survivorship Database for Pediatric Cancer

The purpose of this study is to develop a mechanism for utilizing the comprehensive clinical database of childhood cancer survivors at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) for research purposes. Using clinical information obtained from follow-up visits of childhood cancer survivors, the database will focus on interventions to improve health status and health-related quality of life in childhood cancer survivors. This study allows for establishment and analyses of a research database for LIFE survivors by the investigators listed herein. Over the last three decades, there has been marked improvement in survival following childhood cancer, with 5-year survival rates now approaching 80%. However, the use of cancer therapy at an early age can result in complications that may not be apparent until years later as the child matures. These resulting complications, called late effects, are principally related to the specific therapy employed and the age of the child at the time the therapy was administered. Late effects may affect virtually every body system and substantially impair quality of life. As many as two-thirds of childhood cancer survivors develop at least one late effect as a result of treatment, and approximately one-third have a late effect classified as severe or life threatening.

Start: February 2009