Digital tool helps families navigate Kids' cancer risk
NCT ID NCT05736497
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tested whether digital care plans and text message reminders help families of children with cancer predisposition syndromes better understand their child's condition. Researchers enrolled 177 parents and measured changes in knowledge and how acceptable the digital tools were. The goal was to see if this approach could improve follow-up care and family education.
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 could show that digital tools help families better understand their child's cancer risk and follow-up care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study focused on feasibility and knowledge change, not on health outcomes. Results may not apply to all families or settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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177 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2023
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- 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.
- Ages
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12 years and older
- 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: Parents 1. Parent or Legal Guardian of a patient with a known cancer predisposition syndrome diagnosed within the last 5 years 2. Received care at the Cancer Predisposition clinic at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), or other medical institutions (does not need to be receiving follow-up care at CHOP) 3. Appropriate to approach per oncology team/cancer predisposition team 4. No cognitive impairment limiting ability to complete measures 5. Ability to read and speak English fluently Adolescent/Young Adult (AYA) probands 1. Child proband with a known cancer predisposition syndrome diagnosed within the last 5 years 2. Ages 12+ 3. Received care at the Cancer Predisposition clinic at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), or other medical institutions (does not need to be receiving follow-up care at CHOP) 4. Appropriate to approach per oncology team/cancer predisposition team 5. No cognitive impairment limiting ability to complete measures 6. Ability to read and speak English fluently Exclusion Criteria: * Not meeting any of inclusion criteria
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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