Clinical trial Recruiting at 1 site Observational

Assessing neurocognitive risks in children with solid tumors

Official title: Neurocognitive Risks in Children With Solid Tumors

Run by Gustave Roussy, Cancer Campus, Grand Paris · NCT03609112 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This study is trying to see how solid tumors and their treatments affect the thinking and learning abilities of children aged 6 to 16.

Quick facts

Study typeObservational
SexAll
Enrollment1000 (estimated)
SponsorGustave Roussy, Cancer Campus, Grand Paris
Academic / other
Drugs / interventionsmethotrexate
Locations1 site (Villejuif, Val De Marne)
StatusRecruiting
StartedOctober 1, 2014
Main results expectedSeptember 2025
Study endsSeptember 2025
Registry record updatedDecember 13, 2024
Trial IDNCT03609112 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Ideal candidates are children aged 6 to 16 years with a diagnosis of solid tumors who have completed their initial treatment.

Probably not a fit

Patients with other mental retardation-associated pathologies or those who are non-French speaking may not benefit from this study.

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This observational study aims to evaluate the neurocognitive risks associated with solid tumors in children aged 6 to 16 years. It focuses on identifying factors that contribute to neurocognitive sequelae, including treatment types, tumor characteristics, and environmental influences such as socio-economic status. The study will utilize various assessment tools, including the WISC-V and NEPSY-II, to establish a scoring system for evaluating these risks. The goal is to better understand how these factors interplay and affect cognitive outcomes in young cancer patients.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, this study could lead to improved risk assessment and tailored interventions for neurocognitive issues in children recovering from solid tumors.

How similar studies have gone: While there have been studies on neurocognitive outcomes in pediatric cancer patients, this specific approach to scoring risks based on multiple factors is relatively novel.

Who can join: the full rules

Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

* Patient aged 6 to 16 years and 11 months during the study period
* Type of pathology: solid tumor
* Place of treatment and follow-up: Gustave Roussy
* Minimum time from the end of the initial treatment:
* For patients who have not received treatment with methotrexate: 6 months
* For patients being treated with methotrexate: none
* Obtaining the non-opposition of parents / legal representatives
* Affiliation to a social security scheme.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients with other pathologies associated with mental retardation (autism, genetic syndrome ...)
* Patients lost to follow-up
* Deceased patients
* Patients treated for a pathology whose prognosis is involved in the very short term (infiltrating glioma of the brainstem, recurrence of the pathology during treatment)
* Non-French speaking patients

Where it's running

  • Gustave Roussy
    Villejuif, Val De Marne, France
    Recruiting

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How to take part

  1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
  2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
  3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.
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