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NCT01044160

Stress, Adjustment And Growth In Children With Cancer And Their Parents

Active, enrolled Last updated 20 October 2025
What this trial tests

trial in Posttraumatic Growth in 663 participants. Participants enrolled and being followed up; not accepting new ones.

Timeline
7 July 2009
Primary endpoint
7 July 2026
7 July 2026

Quick facts

Lead sponsorSt. Jude Children's Research Hospital
StatusActive, enrolled
Study typeOBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment663
Start date7 July 2009
Primary completion7 July 2026
Estimated completion7 July 2026
Sites1 location across United States

Conditions studied

Sponsor

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Who can join

Adults 3 to 25, any sex, with Posttraumatic Growth or Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

This proposal examines trauma and growth responses in the childhood cancer experience. It addresses a number of gaps and unanswered questions in the literature, while integrating several distinct but related lines of research. The rationale for this proposal is outlined briefly as follows: 1. Traumatic stress models focused on pathology dominate pediatric psychosocial oncology research despite empiric evidence of low levels of post-traumatic stress in this population. 2. The assumption of 'cancer as a traumatic event' has biased research designs (including lack of control comparisons) to focus on deficits and pathological outcomes. 3. This deficit-oriented approach has stimulated the development of interventions to treat or prevent PTSD, which may be unnecessary or even harmful. 4. Theoretical and empiric evidence suggests that a more common response to traumatic stress is growth and positive change, but posttraumatic growth phenomenon have been understudied in pediatric populations. 5. Cognitive and personality factors are important determinants of PTSD and positive growth outcomes, and some constructs from positive psychology theory may be particularly relevant in children with cancer. 6. Empirically, parents of children with cancer appear to be at higher risk of PTSD/PTSS, although results are not unequivocal, and the same research biases have applied to parental outcomes. This proposal includes assessment of parental PTSS and PTG, both as an outcome and a predictor of child outcomes.

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