Pandemic's hidden toll: young cancer survivors under stress
NCT ID NCT04551378
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the emotional, financial, physical, and social well-being of adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer patients and survivors. Researchers will survey 600 participants to measure COVID-related distress and changes in health behaviors. The goal is to understand these challenges and develop better support for this vulnerable group.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 600 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2020
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
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
Cancer patients and survivors diagnosed between the ages of 15 to 39 years, and whose data is available in the MD Anderson Cancer Center Tumor Registry
- Ages
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18 to 39 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * PATIENT COHORT INCLUSION: * Initial cancer diagnosis between the ages of 15 to 39 * Received any cancer treatment at MD Anderson Cancer Center with data available in the MD Anderson Cancer Center Tumor Registry * For questionnaire provision: confirmed alive at time of contact Exclusion Criteria: * PATIENT COHORT EXCLUSION: * Inability to complete questionnaires in English * Seen at MD Anderson for a second opinion or non-treatment related visit
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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M D Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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