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The Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Patients and Survivors

Impacts of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic on Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Cancer Patients and Survivors

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
18 Years to 39 Years
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

Not stated in the study description — ask the study team about visits and procedures.

Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

In plain language

This study looks at how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the feelings, money needs, physical health, and social lives of cancer patients and survivors. It is for people first diagnosed with cancer between ages 15 and 39 who received cancer treatment at MD Anderson Cancer Center.

The study investigates how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the psychological, financial, physical, and social well-being of adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer patients and survivors. AYA cancer survivors have inferior long-term survival compared to the general population, and the negative impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic may be even higher in this vulnerable group. The information gained from this study may provide an opportunity to determine the self-reported COVID-19 specific psychological distress in AYA cancer survivors, and may lead to the development of a targeted intervention to improve physical and psychosocial health for AYA cancer patients and survivors.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • First diagnosed with cancer between ages 15 and 39.
  • Received cancer treatment at MD Anderson Cancer Center and have information in its cancer records database.
  • Confirmed to be alive when contacted to complete a questionnaire.

Who can't join

  • Cannot complete questionnaires in English.
  • Seen at MD Anderson for a second opinion or a visit not related to treatment.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * PATIENT COHORT INCLUSION: * Initial cancer diagnosis between the ages of 15 to 39 * Received any cancer treatment at MD Anderson Cancer Center with data available in the MD Anderson Cancer Center Tumor Registry * For questionnaire provision: confirmed alive at time of contact Exclusion Criteria: * PATIENT COHORT EXCLUSION: * Inability to complete questionnaires in English * Seen at MD Anderson for a second opinion or non-treatment related visit

Study sites (1)

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