Impact of the Development of Pediatric Palliative Care

Study Purpose

Despite medical advances, cancer remains the leading cause of death by disease in children. Brain tumors are the second most common cause of cancer in children after leukemia, representing 25% of pediatric cancers. The overall survival rate is about 50% with extremes ranging from less than 5% to more than 90% depending on the histological type of brain tumor. The end of life of children with a brain tumor is marked by the possibility of discomfort symptoms, painful or not, and by a progressive neurological deterioration, which makes the management of these children complex for both families and health professionals. Over the last decade, the concept of palliative care has been increasingly integrated into pediatric onco-hematology services with the primary objective of better symptom control in a global approach to the child and his or her family in order to aim at a better quality of life.

Recruitment Criteria

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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No
Study Type

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Observational
Eligible Ages 1 Year - 17 Years
Gender All
More Inclusion & Exclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria:

  • - Patient less than 17 years of age.
  • - Suffering from a primary brain tumor.
  • - Died during the period 2009-2010 or during the period 2019-2020.
  • - Follow-up in one of the Pediatric Oncology departments participating in the study (Strasbourg, Besançon, Dijon, Nancy and Reims) - Absence of refusal expressed in the medical file by the parents or the holder(s) of parental authority concerning the reuse of the child's personal data for research purposes.

Exclusion criteria:

  • - Refusal expressed in the medical file by the parents or the holder(s) of parental authority concerning the reuse of the child's personal data for research purposes.
- Patient with a brain tumor secondary to another cancer

Trial Details

Trial ID:

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NCT05660499
Phase

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Lead Sponsor

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University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Principal Investigator

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N/A
Principal Investigator Affiliation N/A
Agency Class

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Other
Overall Status Recruiting
Countries France
Conditions

The disease, disorder, syndrome, illness, or injury that is being studied.

Primary Brain Tumor
Additional Details

The main objective of the study is to compare the occurrence and management of end-of-life symptoms in children who died of a primary brain tumor over 2 periods, in 2009

  • - 2010 and in 2019 - 2020, followed in the Pediatric Oncology departments of Strasbourg, Besançon, Dijon, Nancy and Reims.

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International Sites

Strasbourg, France

Status

Recruiting

Address

Service de soins Palliatifs - CHU de Strasbourg - France

Strasbourg, , 67091

Site Contact

Nadine COJEAN, MD

[email protected]

33 6 21 11 16 01

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