Can a simple checklist help childhood cancer survivors avoid hearing and vision loss?
NCT ID NCT05582551
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study is testing a new tool called HPARSS that helps doctors identify childhood cancer survivors at risk for hearing or vision problems. The tool uses a patient's past cancer treatments to flag who needs screening. Researchers will see if this approach leads to more kids getting tested and treated for sensory issues. The study involves 146 survivors aged 7 to 17 who finished cancer therapy at least 6 months ago.
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 lead to a simple tool that helps doctors spot childhood cancer survivors who need hearing or vision tests, ensuring they get the right care sooner.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study focused on testing a process, not a treatment. The tool may not work in other hospitals or for all survivors, and it won't directly improve health without proper follow-up.
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Study facts
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- 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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About 146 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2023
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
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.
- Ages
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7 to 17 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: * Patients with a diagnosis of pediatric cancer (diagnosis at \<18 years of age) * Treatment including chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy * Completion of all cancer therapy for at least 6 months and less than 2 years * Followed in the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Program at the Washington University School of Medicine * Current age between 7 and 17 years of age (age where all of the screening tests are both valid and have been successfully performed by our group) * English speaking Exclusion Criteria: * Undergoing active cancer treatment * Patient under the care of the Late Effects Program at St. Louis Children's Hospital * Received previous diagnostic testing or rehabilitative therapy for a secondary deficit eligible for screening. * Parents and/or patient illiteracy * No contact with treatment team in the past two years * In foster care or without a legal guardian
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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St. Louis Children's Hospital - Washington University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGSt Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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