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

NCT ID NCT06858163

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.

Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • Ospedale San Gerardo, SC Ematologia Pediatrica

    RECRUITING

    Monza, Monza-Brianza, 20900, Italy

  • SC Ematologia 2 - Oncoematologia pediatrica

    RECRUITING

    Pavia, Pavia, 27100, Italy

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

  • Struttura Complessa di Pediatria e Oncoematologia Pediatrica, Ospedale SS Annunziata

    RECRUITING

    Taranto, Taranto, 74100, Italy

    Contact