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Study of @neWorld: A Virtual Community for Children With Cancer

NCT00070421 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2013-05-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

RATIONALE: Using an Internet Web site that enables children with cancer to interact online with classmates, participate in classroom activities, get easy-to-read medical information, and chat with family members, medical staff, and other children with cancer may help children cope with isolation, fear, and decreased self-esteem.

PURPOSE: This phase I/II trial is studying the effectiveness of an Internet Web site in providing social support and education to children who are undergoing treatment for cancer.

Conditions

  • Leukemia
  • Lymphoma
  • Psychosocial Effects of Cancer and Its Treatment
  • Unspecified Childhood Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific

Interventions

PROCEDURE

complementary or alternative medicine procedure

PROCEDURE

management of therapy complications

PROCEDURE

psychosocial assessment and care

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH

  • Leap of Faith Technologies

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Barbara Rapchak · Leap of Faith Technologies

Eligibility

Min Age
10 Years
Max Age
15 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-04-30
Completion
2005-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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