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The number of parents who use medicines and methods to improve outcomes in addition to the standard of care and the general idea of parents on this regard in children with cancer

Prevalence and Parental perspectives on the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in children with cancer

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/10/046516
Enrollment
60
Registered
2022-10-14
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-11-21

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

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Malabar Cancer Centre
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Parents (father/mother) of children ( Parents (father/mother) of children who are able to read/understand either Malayalam or English

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Parents of children who are not willing to consent for the study Parents who cannot read/understand Malayalam/English Parents of children who are on palliative care.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Prevalence of use of CAM in children with cancer Perspectives of parents about the use of CAM during treatment for cancer Timepoint: 6 months after start of study—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Perspectives of parents about the use of Complementary and alternative medicine during treatment for cancer Timepoint: 6 months after start of study—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactK G Gopakumar

Malabar Cancer Centre, Thalassery

drkggopakumar@gmail.com09526900734

Outcome results

None listed

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