Prospective study of health-related quality of life in children with brain and base of skull tumors with proton beam therapy

Prospective study of health-related quality of life in children with brain and base of skull tumors with proton beam therapy - KiProLQ

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00009814

Enrollment

100

Registered

2016-05-20

Start date

2015-11-18

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Brain tumors or tumors of the base of skull in children with proton beam therapy C71 C49 C41

Interventions

Group 1: Data on health-related quality of life in children aged from 2 through 7 years with brain or base of skull tumors are collected before, at the end and annually after proton beam therapy. The

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

2 Years to 7 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: •Parents understand German language •Diagnose of brain tumor or base of skull tumor •Proton beam therapy at WPE and given indication for radiotherapy •Parents have given informed consent for participation, data documentation and data analysis within KiProLQ •Participation in “Registry Study Standard Proton therapy WPE – Children – (KiProReg)”

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not applicable of one or more of the inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Health-related quality of life of children will be gathered before, at the end and annually after proton beam therapy. The evaluation of health-related quality of life is made by parents with the standardized and validated PedsQLTM questionnaire. The last patient-specific data collection will be performed 5 years after proton beam therapy, in each case. This represents the end point of the investigation.	—

Measure

Time frame

Health-related quality of life of children will be gathered before, at the end and annually after proton beam therapy. The evaluation of health-related quality of life is made by parents with the standardized and validated PedsQLTM questionnaire. The last patient-specific data collection will be performed 5 years after proton beam therapy, in each case. This represents the end point of the investigation.

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAnna-Lena Mazhari

Westdeutsches Protonentherapiezentrum Essen (WPE)

anna-lena.mazhari@uk-essen.de+49 201/723 6608

Outcome results

None listed

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