Can children who beat cancer learn to tame pain? a new program asks them
NCT ID NCT06345391
First seen Aug 31, 2026 · Last updated Sep 01, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers are working with children aged 8 to 12 who have finished cancer treatment, along with their parents and clinicians, to design a pain science education program. The goal is to help these children understand and cope with pain after cancer. The team uses a co-creation approach, where stakeholders directly shape the intervention, and will assess satisfaction and understandability of the final program.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Co-created pain science education intervention
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a tailored educational program that helps children who have finished cancer treatment understand and manage pain, improving their quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small co-creation study with 12 participants, so the intervention may not suit all children or be widely applicable. The outcomes are based on satisfaction and understanding, not direct health effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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12 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Finished
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Jul 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Children living beyond cancer and their parents will be recruited through patients lists of the participating hospitals (i.e. University Hospital Brussels and University Hospital Ghent), by convenience sampling (e.g. through the research team's networks, calls on social media), and through snowball sampling (i.e. participating dyads search for and encourage other dyads to participate). Oncology clinicians will be recruited from the participating hospitals by email invitation and through the research team's networks. All eligible children, parents, and oncology clinicians will be informed about the study and receive a consent form.
- Ages
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8 to 12 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Children living beyond cancer: * history of (any) cancer diagnosis * age 8-12y at the time of inclusion * \<2y post-treatment completion (early survivorship phase) * fluently Dutch speaking and reading * having access to internet/computer (in order to complete online questionnaires) * signed informed consent form Parents of children living beyond cancer: * fluently Dutch speaking and reading * having access to internet/computer (in order to complete online questionnaires) * signed informed consent form Pediatric oncology clinicians: * currently employed as a physician, nurse, physical therapist, occupational therapist, psychologist, or child life specialist in pediatric oncology * fluently Dutch speaking and reading * having access to internet/computer (in order to complete online questionnaires) Exclusion Criteria: Children living beyond cancer: • presence of psychiatric disorders or severe intellectual disability
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Jette, Brussels Capital, 1090, Belgium