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Characterizing Lone Parenting: A Multi-institutional Pilot Study of the Perceptions of Support and Perceived Stress of Lone Parents of Children With Cancer

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT00969579

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Official title

Characterizing Lone Parenting: A Multi-Institutional Pilot Study of the Perceptions of Support and Perceived Stress of Lone Parents of Children With Cancer

Brief summary

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This study will describe the perceptions of support and distress outcomes of single/lone parents of a child with cancer. Background: * Parents and families of children with chronic illnesses have stressors, including financial stress, role strains, separations, and interruptions in daily routines and plans for the future. All of these experiences may lead directly and indirectly to parental stress. * The number of families headed by single or lone parents is increasing. Little work has been done to better understand if the needs of parents who are providing care for a child on their own differ from parents who do not classify themselves as lone. Identifying parents who may need additional support within a pediatric oncology setting is very important so that appropriate support is provided. Objectives: \- To better understand the social, emotional, and practical effects of lone parents on children with cancer. Eligibility: * All parents whose child has been diagnosed with cancer between 6 and 18 months before enrolling on the study. * Participants must be able to speak and read English Design: * Parents will be asked to complete a questionnaire during one of their child s clinic or hospital visits. * The questionnaire will ask about the parenting experience since the child was diagnosed with cancer. It will ask about the support the parent has received from family and friends since the diagnosis. * The questionnaire will take approximately 20 minutes to complete.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT00969579
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Observational
Phase
Not listed
Enrollment
275 participants

Conditions and interventions

Conditions

Interventions

Not listed

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Aug 5, 2009
Primary completion
Not listed
Completion
Mar 7, 2018
Last update posted
Dec 16, 2019

2009 – 2018

United States locations

U.S. sites
10
U.S. states
10
U.S. cities
10
Facility City State ZIP Site status
University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham Alabama
Miller Children's Hospital Long Beach California
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike Bethesda Maryland 20892
Dana Farber Cancer Institute Boston Massachusetts 02115
University Of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson Mississippi
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York New York 10021
Akron Children's Hospital Akron Ohio
Oklahoma State University Stillwater Oklahoma
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Memphis Tennessee 38105
Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee Wisconsin

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