Intervention for Children Undergoing Proton Radiation for Brain Cancer

Overview

Información sobre este estudio

The purpose of this study is to develop and pilot a novel early intervention program for children undergoing proton radiation thereapy (PRT) for brain tumors.

Survivors of childhood brain cancers who undergo radiation therapy can have damage to normal brain tissue.  Activities such as attention training and physical exercise can improve mental function in children with brain injury that is caused by the radiation therapy.  Improvements in children’s ability to learn, behavior and fitness will lead to a better developmental outcome and quality of life in the longer term.

Elegibilidad para la participación

Los requisitos de elegibilidad de los participantes incluyen la edad, el sexo, el tipo y el estadio de la enfermedad, y los problemas de salud o tratamientos previos. Las pautas difieren de un estudio a otro e identifican quiénes pueden o no pueden participar. No hay garantía de que cada persona elegible que desee participar en un ensayo se inscribirá. Comunícate con el equipo del estudio para analizar la elegibilidad del estudio y la posible participación.

Inclusion Criteria:

  • The study participants will be recruited in the proton radiation therapy (PRT) facility of Mayo Clinic Rochester.
  • Children between the age of 4 and 10 years with brain tumors annually.
  • This age range is chosen as:
    • Suitable for our intervention program;
    • Appropriate for the chosen assessments;
    • Compatible with ages associated with long-term neurocognitive deficits in prior studies.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Expected survival less than a year.
  • Child or parent unable to speak or understand English.
  • Child unable to participate in major components of the intervention due to severe limitations in visual/auditory abilities or mobility. 

Sedes participantes de Mayo Clinic

Los estatus de los estudios cambian con frecuencia. Comunícate con el equipo del estudio para obtener la información más actualizada acerca de la posibilidad de participar.

Sede de Mayo Clinic Estatus Contacto

Rochester, Minn.

Investigador principal de Mayo Clinic

Yu Shi, M.D., M.P.H.

Cerrado para la inscripción

Contact information:

Cancer Center Clinical Trials Referral Office

(855) 776-0015

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