Helping children with cancer and their parents make treatment decisions together
Tests decision aids for children with cancer and their parents during treatment choices.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Decision Support Intervention of Minor Cancer Patients and Their Parents
Key facts
- Where
- Kaohsiung City, TaiwanSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 7 and 20 years old?
Source: NCT06651242, who can take part
Where in Taiwan
- Kaohsiung Medical UniversityKaohsiung City, TaiwanTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
- Trial code
- NCT06651242
- Record updated
- 28 August 2025
- Original description
The purpose of this stuidy are: (1) to explore the information needs of parents having children with cancer when making treatment decisions; (2) to develop a Taiwan version of the Control Preferences Scale for decision support aids; (3) to implement and evaluate the effectiveness of involving minor cancer patients and their parents in treatment decision-making.Read full original descriptionShow less
Effectiveness Evaluation on the Decision Preferences and Decision Support Intervention of Minor Cancer Patients and Their Parents
The purpose of this stuidy are: (1) to explore the information needs of parents having children with cancer when making treatment decisions; (2) to develop a Taiwan version of the Control Preferences Scale for decision support aids; (3) to implement and evaluate the effectiveness of involving minor cancer patients and their parents in treatment decision-making.
Inclusion: Inclusion Criteria for Parents:; Age over 20 years; Child under 20 years old, diagnosed with cancer by a doctor; their child know her/his cancer diagnosis; Agree to have the child participate in family meeting and have ability to communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese; Inclusion Criteria for Minors:; Aged between 7 and 20 years, diagnosed with pediatrtic cancer; Aware of their cancer diagnosis; Able to express their thoughts to the researcher in Mandarin or Taiwanese; Both the minor and their legal guardian consent to participate in the study.
Exclusion: Diagnosed with depression, and/or anxiety, and/or other mental disorders; Legal guardian is unwilling to inform the minor of their diagnosis; Minor is unwilling to share their thoughts with their parents.