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CompletedNCT00178386Updated Jun 15, 2015

Comparison of Educational Services and Outcomes for Patients Treated for Childhood Cancer

An observational study in Cancer and Brain Tumor, sponsored by University of Rochester. Completed at 2 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 6 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2015-06-15.

Sponsored by University of Rochester · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrollment
220
Ages
6 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate some educational outcomes of children treated for childhood cancer.

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The aim of this telephone survey was to test the efficacy of systemic educational program services in improving school outcomes as compared to hospitals who provide educational liaison services in an ad hoc manner.Data from this study will be used to help secure funding to surther investigate the broader use of educational liaison services.

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Conditions studied

  • Cancer
  • Brain Tumor

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Keywords

  • cancer
  • education
  • learning
  • brain tumor
  • school
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In context

Brain Neoplasms

1,960 studies on the registry are indexed under Brain Neoplasms; 516 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 220 is above the median of 100 across 380 observational studies indexed under Brain Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

University of Rochester is the lead sponsor of 715 studies on the registry; 116 are open to participants now.

Of its 56 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 44 (79%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
6 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Inclusion criteria

  • must have had childhood cancer or brain tumor and been diagnosed between 1994-2001 and at least 6 years of age at diagnosis.
  • must have been treated at Golisano Children's Hospital or Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • less than 6 years of age
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrollment
220 participants (actual)
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Study locations

2 sites
  • University of Rochester Golisano Children's Hospital
    Rochester, New York 14642, United States
  • Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15214, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 15, 2015, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00178386
Lead sponsor
University of Rochester
Responsible party
OJ Sahler (Professor, University of Rochester) — Principal investigator
First posted
Sep 15, 2005
Start date
Sep 2004
Primary completion
Sep 2005
Completion
Apr 2008
Last update
Jun 15, 2015

Study contacts

Kathryn Wissler, MS
principal investigator · University of Rochester
Robert B Noll, PhD
principal investigator · University of Pittsburgh
Olle Jane Z Sahler, MD
principal investigator · University of Rochester
Georgia Beyer, MS
principal investigator · University of Rochester

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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