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A study exploring how to help children with cancer of the brain or spinal cord cope after treatment

Overview

Cancer types:

Brain (and spinal cord) tumours, Children's cancers

Status:

Results

Phase:

Pilot

Details

This study explored how to help children with cancer of the brain or spinal cord cope with daily living in the 2 years after diagnosis.

It was open to children and young people between 2 and 16 years old. We use the term ‘you’ in this summary, but if you are a parent we are referring to your child.

Recruitment start: 4 August 2014

Recruitment end: 29 February 2016

How to join

Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.

Chief investigators

Professor Tony Long

Supported by

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

NIHR Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) programme

Last reviewed: 29 December 2017

CRUK internal database number: 12310

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