Decision Support Intervention of Minor Cancer Patients and Their Parents

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age7-20
SponsorKaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital

About this trial

The purpose of this stuidy are: (1) to explore the information needs of parents having children with cancer when making treatment decisions; (2) to develop a Taiwan version of the Control Preferences Scale for decision support aids; (3) to implement and evaluate the effectiveness of involving minor cancer patients and their parents in treatment decision-making.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age over 20 years.

Child under 20 years old, diagnosed with cancer by a doctor.

their child know her/his cancer diagnosis.

Agree to have the child participate in family meeting and have ability to communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese.

Disqualifiers

Diagnosed with depression, and/or anxiety, and/or other mental disorders.

Legal guardian is unwilling to inform the minor of their diagnosis.

Minor is unwilling to share their thoughts with their parents.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Decision-making information aids
  • Routine care

Treatment groups

80 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups