Stigma Education for Children with Cancer

Age: Any Age
Sex: Any
Trial Phase: Academic
Sponsor: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
No Placebo GroupAll trial participants will receive the active study treatment (no placebo)

What You Need to Know Before You Apply

What is the purpose of this trial?

Investigators want to learn more about the way stigma affects children with cancer and their caregivers. They hope to develop an intervention to lessen stigma for children with cancer and their caregivers in settings around the world.

Who Is on the Research Team?

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Dylan Graetz, MD, MPH

Principal Investigator

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?

This trial is for children with cancer and their caregivers who want to help researchers understand and reduce the effects of social stigma. There are no specific inclusion or exclusion criteria listed.

Inclusion Criteria

I do not have any health or personal issues that would prevent me from joining this trial.
AIM 1: Speaks Arabic, English, or Spanish (St. Jude will enroll English-speakers only)
My child is getting cancer treatment, or I care for a child currently in treatment.
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What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?

Interventions

  • Pediatric Stigma Education
  • Pediatric Stigma Standard Education and Adapted Stigma Intervention

Trial Overview

The study is testing different educational programs about stigma, including a standard education program and an adapted intervention, to see which helps most in reducing stigma among children with cancer and their caregivers.

How Is the Trial Designed?

2

Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Pediatric Stigma Standard Education and Adapted Stigma InterventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Group II: Pediatric Stigma Standard EducationActive Control1 Intervention

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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Lead Sponsor

Trials
451
Recruited
5,326,000+