Targeting Caregivers to Enhance Health Behaviors in Pediatric Cancer Survivors

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Conditions studied: Obesity, Cancer

In brief

This purpose of this pilot study is to investigate the feasibility of and optimal time post cancer treatment to offer caregivers a new health behavior change intervention (NOURISH-T), as well as assess its preliminary efficacy on specific child health behaviors. The study will also explore whether caregivers NOURISH-T exhibit more improvements than caregivers in EUC (standard care).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02815982

Run by

University of South Florida

People needed

106

Starts

2013-12-01

Expected to finish

2016-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-09-20

Who can join

Age: 5 and older, up to 13. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Caregivers
• Mothers and fathers (biologic/adoptive/step parents/legal guardians) of pediatric cancer survivors
• 18 years or older
• Fluent in English
• Pediatric Cancer Survivors
• Diagnosis of cancer
• between 5-13 years of age at study entry
• off active cancer treatment for 6 months to 4 years,
• reside with a participating caregiver
• able to engage in PA tailored to current medical status
• NOT taking medications that affect body weight, e.g., steroids within 6 months of enrollment
• at or above the 85th BMI %ile.

You may not qualify if…

• Caregivers
• are non-ambulatory
• do not reside with the PCS at least 50% of the time.
• Pediatric cancer survivor
• relapse during the intervention
• taken a medication known to affect body weight such as oral steroids or antipsychotic medications within 6 months of enrollment

Where it is running

• Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital — St. Petersburg, Florida, United States
• Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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