Parent training may boost school success for latino kids with cancer

NCT ID NCT03178617

Symptom relief Sponsor: City of Hope Medical Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study tests whether a high-intensity parenting program can improve learning and school functioning in Latino children being treated for leukemia or lymphoma. About 214 parents and children will take part. Parents in the high-intensity group will receive extra training in skills that support learning, while the other group gets standard care. Researchers will measure changes in school performance, attention, and quality of life.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: educational intervention (parenting skills training program)
What this could lead to: If it works, this could show that training parents in specific skills helps children with cancer perform better in school and improves their quality of life.
What could go wrong: This is a behavioral study, not a drug trial, so results may be modest. It is also limited to Latino families, so findings may not apply to other groups.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

214 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Oct 2017

Expected to finish

Oct 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

5 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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: * PARENT/CAREGIVER: Adult primary caregiver of children treated for leukemia or lymphoblastic lymphoma (LL) and daily contact with the child * PARENT/CAREGIVER: One or both parents self-identify as Hispanic/Latino and the primary participating parent/caregiver is monolingual or bilingual Spanish speaking * CHILD: Children treated for acute leukemia (e.g. acute lymphoblastic leukemia \[ALL\], acute myeloid leukemia \[AML\]), LL, or other types of leukemia (if treated intensively) aged 5-12 years and their parents/caregivers * CHILD: Child has completed cancer treatment and is up to 10 years post-treatment * CHILD: Child understands English and is enrolled in school (but can be bilingual) Exclusion Criteria: * History of major psychiatric condition (e.g. psychosis) in parent or child; severe neurodevelopmental disorder in child (e.g. Down's syndrome) * Recent or current participation in educational/behavioral intervention study with similar focus

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

acute leukemia acute lymphoblastic leukemia acute myeloid leukemia lymphoblastic lymphoma Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma

As listed by the trial registrant

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Acute leukemia Acute lymphoblastic leukemia Acute myeloid leukemia Lymphoblastic lymphoma

Parent training may boost school success for latino kids with cancer

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