Study reveals hidden toll on parents of kids with cancer
NCT ID NCT07308301
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how caring for a child with cancer impacts the caregiver's quality of life and sense of burden. Researchers will survey 95 primary caregivers of children aged 0-18 who are undergoing active cancer treatment. The goal is to understand the relationship between caregiver burden and quality of life, so hospitals can design better support services.
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 and nurses create better support programs for families caring for children with cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study with only 95 participants, so findings may not apply to all caregivers. It does not test any treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 95 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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
The study includes individuals who provide care for pediatric oncology patients. Primary caregivers aged 18 years and older who provide care for children diagnosed with cancer and who are hospitalized in the Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Unit of Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital will be included in the study. The study will examine caregivers' sociodemographic characteristics, quality of life, and levels of caregiving burden.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * Being a family member who provides care for a child aged 0-18 years diagnosed with cancer * The child being in the active treatment phase (chemotherapy, radiotherapy, post-surgical follow-up, etc.) * Being able to read and write in Turkish and having sufficient literacy to complete the research questionnaire * Willingness to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Not being the primary caregiver of the child (serving only as a short-term companion) * Being unable to complete the questionnaire due to a psychiatric diagnosis or communication difficulties * The child having a disability
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Conditions
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