Parenting Support Intervention for Families Coping With Metastatic or Locally Recurrent Solid Tumor Diagnosis

Description

This clinical trial examines the acceptability and effect of a parenting support intervention for families coping with solid tumor that has spread to other places in the body (metastatic) or has come back (recurrent). Parenting support program may help to reduce common parenting concerns, improve communication between parents and children about cancer, and improve the overall psychological wellbeing of parents.

Conditions

Metastatic Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Recurrent Malignant Solid Neoplasm

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Study overview

This clinical trial examines the acceptability and effect of a parenting support intervention for families coping with solid tumor that has spread to other places in the body (metastatic) or has come back (recurrent). Parenting support program may help to reduce common parenting concerns, improve communication between parents and children about cancer, and improve the overall psychological wellbeing of parents.

Parenting Support Intervention for Families Coping With an Advanced Cancer Diagnosis

Parenting Support Intervention for Families Coping With Metastatic or Locally Recurrent Solid Tumor Diagnosis

Condition
Metastatic Malignant Solid Neoplasm
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Houston

M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Patients must be diagnosed with a metastatic or locally recurrent solid malignant tumor
  • * Patients must be at least 18 years old
  • * Patients must have at least one dependent child between the ages of 4 and 12 and currently living with the parent
  • * Patients must be able to provide informed consent
  • * Patients must have a spousal caregiver over the age of 18 who co-parents the child(ren) (i.e. share custody) and is willing and able to consent to participate
  • * Patients with cognitive deficits that would impede the completion of self-report instruments as measured by the Mini Mental State Examination (score of =\< 17)
  • * Patients and caregivers who do not read and speak English and who do not have access to the internet

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center,

Kathrin Milbury, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Study Record Dates

2026-12-31