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MT2019-38: Development and Psychometric Testing of a Pediatric Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease (GVHD) Symptom Scale (PCSS)
Status: Recruiting
The purpose of this study is to develop a questionnaire specifically designed for children and adolescents, which will help health care providers to better measure how bothersome symptoms of cGVHD are for children and adolescents living with cGVHD. Another purpose of this study is to design a caregiver companion questionnaire, to allow caregivers to measure how bothersome the symptoms of cGVHD are for their child/adolescent.
Sex: Male or Female
Age Group: Up to 18 years old
Inclusion Criteria:
• children aged 5 to 17 years old, who have undergone prior allogeneic stem cell transplant
• clinical diagnosis of Graft vs Host Disease (cGVHD)
• currently receiving systemic treatment for cGVHD (including phototherapies), or has had systemic therapy for cGVHD tapered to discontinuation within the past 12 months -eligible caregiver proxy who is willing to participate in the study
• see link to clinicaltrials.gov for complete inclusion criteria
Exclusion Criteria:
• participant's cognitive ability would compromise their ability to participate in study related procedures
• see link to clinicaltrials.gov for complete exclusion criteria
Conditions:
Cancer
Keywords:
cGVHD, Graft vs Host Disease
Study Contact: Amanda Simmons - simmo743@umn.edu
Principal Investigator: Margaret MacMillan, MD
IRB Number: SITE00000722
See this study on ClinicalTrials.gov