The PediQUEST Study: Evaluation of Pediatric Quality of Life and Evaluation of Symptoms Technology
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Over 50% of children dying from cancer still suffer from symptoms that could be effectively alleviated. The purpose of the Pediatric Quality of Life and Evaluation of Symptoms Technology (PediQUEST) Study was to evaluate whether providing feedback to families and providers about how the child is feeling improved child distress and quality of life (QoL) in children with advanced cancer. PediQUEST is a computerized survey that asks the child and/or parents how the child has been feeling, i.e. whether the child had any physical or emotional symptoms, as well as how other aspects of life, such as school and friends, are going. After the survey is complete a report that summarizes patient/parent answers is printed. When a child reports moderate to high distress from any symptom an email is automatically sent to the primary providers (oncologist, nurse, and psycho-social clinician as well as the pain and palliative care services) alerting them about the child's distress. In this study we evaluated whether using PediQUEST and providing printed reports to parents and providers reduced distress and improved quality of life in children with advanced cancer. In addition, we wanted to understand whether it was feasible to carry out a randomized controlled trial in children with advanced cancer. Finally, the data collected, will be used to describe the natural history of symptoms and quality of life as reported by the children. Children enrolled in the study (or their parents) were asked to complete a PediQUEST survey at most once a week. A random half of the children received the feedback intervention, i.e. patients, parents, and providers received printed reports (and emails if the child was in distress). The other half only completed the PediQUEST surveys and did not receive reports. We analyzed data collected over 20 weeks of follow-up to see whether receiving PediQUEST reports had any effect on child distress and quality of life.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT01838564
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 104 participants
Conditions and interventions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 2 Years to 25 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Oct 31, 2004
- Primary completion
- Nov 30, 2009
- Completion
- May 31, 2010
- Last update posted
- Apr 28, 2013
2004 – 2010
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 4
- U.S. states
- 3
- U.S. cities
- 3
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Children's Hospital | Boston | Massachusetts | 02115 | — |
| Dana Farber Cancer Institute | Boston | Massachusetts | 02215 | — |
| Children's Hospital of Philapdelphia | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 19104 | — |
| Seattle Children's Hospital | Seattle | Washington | 98105 | — |
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