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A multi centric study looking at the effect of covid 19 pandemic on childhood cancers

A global study looking at the impact of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the care of childhood cancers (COVIDPaedsCancer)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/07/034677
Enrollment
1000
Registered
2021-07-08
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

None listed

Sponsors

Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Pediatric patients with cancers

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: All other pediatric cancers

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The primary objective of the study is to determine 30- and 90-day all-cause mortality rates in children with paediatric cancers during the COVID-19 pandemic across low-, middle- and high-human development index (HDI) countries. This study will examine the factors that influenced these outcomes including tumour specific data, patient-specific demographics, and changes to health system frameworks Timepoint: 30 day outcome 90 dat all cause mortality

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
(i) 1)The changes to paediatric cancer management during the COVID-19 pandemic2)The factors that influenced these change from a health systems framework3)The infection rate of COVID-19 amongst paediatric patients 30-day post-commencement anti-cancer treatment4)The number of paediatric cancer patients who were placed under palliative care or who sought abandonment of treatment during the pandemic5)12-month all-cause mortality rates in paediatric cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemicTimepoint: 12 month all cause mortality

Countries

Ghana, India, United Kingdom

Contacts

Public ContactDhruv Nath Ghosh

Department of Pediatric Surgery APC, PGIMER, Chandigarh

nitinjamespeters@yahoo.com9878604586

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026