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A pilot study to determine health concerns developed during COVID-19 pandemic in childhood cancer survivors and siblings of Tata Memorial Hospital, who are now grown up adults.

Health Concerns in Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer during COVID pandemic : A Pilot Survey

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/11/029029
Enrollment
100
Registered
2020-11-10
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: B972- Coronavirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere Health Condition 2: C00-D49- Neoplasms

Interventions

Intervention1: NIL: NIL Control Intervention1: NIL: NIL

Sponsors

Dr Maya Prasad
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion Criteria for survivors: 1. Adult (more than 18 years) survivors of childhood cancer registered in After Completion of Treatment Clinic 2. Age more than 18 years at diagnosis, 5 years in remission 3. Familiarity with English to be able to understand and respond to the survey 4. Access to internet Inclusion criteria for Siblings : 1. Sibling closest in age ( >18 years), and preferably same gender as the survivor 2. Aware of the past history of survivor and current health and psycho-social issues 3. Access to internet 4. Familiarity with English to be able to understand and respond to the survey

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria for Survivors: 1. Neuro-cognitive problems or blindness Exclusion criteria for Siblings : 1. Neurocognitive problems or blindness 2. History of cancer diagnosis or treatment

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To document the various health problems faced by adolescent and adult survivors of childhood cancer during the COVID pandemic.Timepoint: The survey will be administered once after establishing contact with the survivor/their sibling who has finished their treatment

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
a.To assess the impact of the COVID pandemic on mental health and social/personal lives of the survivors b.To identify areas for specific health and psychosocial intervention c.To assess the access to health care during this periodTimepoint: The survey will be administered once after establishing contact with the survivor/their sibling who has finished their treatment

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Maya Prasad

Tata Memorial Hospital

maya.prasad@gmail.com9819379113

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 19, 2026