Early palliative care talks for kids with cancer
Part of Blood & lymphatic, Cancer clinical trials.
This trial tests whether nurse-led conversations about comfort and support (palliative care) early in a child’s cancer journey can help families and the child cope better. It is focused on newly diagnosed or relapsed pediatric cancer patients in Chinese-speaking settings.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- Be a child who was diagnosed with cancer (or had a relapse) within the last 8 weeks
- The child must speak Chinese
- A parent or family caregiver must be with the child in the hospital (only one caregiver can enroll)
- The caregiver must speak Chinese
- The child’s care team (such as doctors, nurses, or social workers) must be involved
- The child must be mentally and verbally able to take part in the interview or survey as judged by the doctor
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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