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Caregiving burden of parents of children with advanced cancer

Validation of the Caregiver Burden Scale & assessment of caregiving burden of parents of children with advanced cancer at a tertiary care set-up in India

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/02/049476
Enrollment
100
Registered
2023-02-06
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-03-06

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

Tata Memorial Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Parents of children under 18 referred to the department of palliative medicine, TMH. Inclusion Criteria 1. Can understand Hindi. 2. Should be able to visit/contact the paediatric palliative care clinic, for at least one follow-up. 3. Parents who have cared for their child diagnosed with advanced cancer for at least 3 months. 4. Parents whose children who are on Oral Metronomic Chemotherapy and are following up at or after 3 months in the Paediatric Oncology OPD.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Children whose prognosis is very poor with a survival time of not more than 15 days. 2. Caregivers with any previous psychiatric conditions or those who are cognitively impaired.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Using the validated CBS, calculation of the mean score to assess the level of caregiver burden (mild, moderate, or severe).Timepoint: 3 months or more—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Reliability of Caregiver Burden Scale using Chronbachs alphaTimepoint: once—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Manasi Patil

Tata Memorial Hospital

jukd2000@yahoo.co.uk241770007148

Outcome results

None listed

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