Parent coping skills may shape how children handle cancer, new study suggests

NCT ID NCT06858163

Recruiting now Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo di Pavia Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looks at how parents of children with cancer cope with stress and how that affects their child's emotional well-being. Researchers will survey 60 parents and their children (ages 8–17) being treated at pediatric cancer centers in Italy. The goal is to understand which coping strategies work best and how the parent-child relationship plays a role, so that hospitals can offer better psychological support.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to: If successful, this study could help hospitals design better psychological support for families of children with cancer.
What could go wrong: This is a small, observational study with only 60 participants. It does not test any treatment, so it cannot directly improve health outcomes.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

childhood malignant neoplasm neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

COPING BEHAVIOR PEDIATRIC CANCER RELATIONSHIP, PARENT CHILD

Contacts and locations

Locations

Ospedale San Gerardo, SC Ematologia Pediatrica
RECRUITING

Monza, Monza-Brianza, 20900, Italy
SC Ematologia 2 - Oncoematologia pediatrica
RECRUITING

Pavia, Pavia, 27100, Italy
Struttura Complessa di Pediatria e Oncoematologia Pediatrica, Ospedale SS Annunziata
RECRUITING

Taranto, Taranto, 74100, Italy

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