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The Impact of Starbright World on Children Being Treated at the NIH

NCT00001816 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 35

Last updated 2008-03-04

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study seeks to evaluate the impact of Starbright World (SBW) on hospitalized children. SBW is a virtual environment designed to link seriously ill children into an interactive online community where they can play games, learn about their condition, or talk with other ill children who are connected to the network. Our outcome evaluation of SBW will include assessments of pain, mood (anxious, depressed and energetic), anger, loneliness, and willingness to return to the NIH for treatment of children who are being treated at NIH. They will be assessed while engaging in "normal" recreational activities (in one of two available playrooms) and while using Starbright World. In addition, we will conduct a process evaluation of the implementation of Starbright World.

Conditions

  • Child, Hospitalized

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    lead NIH

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1999-05-31
Completion
2001-02-28

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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