Rapid screening for anxiety and depression in children, teens, and young adults treated for cancer

Is this trial a fit for you?

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

What this trial studies

The HARMONY-Tool project is a multicenter observational effort in France to develop and validate a brief screening questionnaire for anxiety-depressive disorders in survivors of childhood cancer using psychometric methods. Eligible participants (diagnosed before age 18 and at least three months after intensive treatment) will complete the new rapid tool alongside established instruments (SCARED-R-51 and HADS). Researchers will analyze reliability, sensitivity, specificity, and optimal cutoffs to determine how well the short instrument identifies cases needing more assessment. The goal is a practical, quick tool oncologists can use routinely during follow-up visits to flag survivors with possible anxiety or depression.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria

* Patients diagnosed with pediatric cancer before the age of 18,
* Patient whose intensive treatment had ended at least 3 months prior to inclusion,
* Patients considered to be in complete remission by the doctor responsible for their treatment,
* Patient affiliated to or entitled under a social security scheme,
* Patient having received informed information about the study OR the holder(s) of parental authority having received informed information about the study in the case of minors.

Exclusion Criteria

* Refusal to participate expressed by the patient or minor,
* Patients whose cancer has relapsed or progressed,
* Pregnant women, women in labor, breast-feeding mothers,
* Persons deprived of their liberty, hospitalized without consent, hospitalized for purposes other than those of the research,
* Adults under legal protection (guardianship) or unable to express their consent.

Where it's running

• CHU Angers
  Angers, France Recruiting
• IHOPe
  Lyon, France Recruiting
• CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSAIRE DE NICE - Hôpital Archet 2
  Nice, France Recruiting
• CHU de Saint-Etienne
  Saint-Etienne, France Recruiting
• Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Caen Normandie
  Caen, France Not yet recruiting
• Centre Hospitalier Universitaire
  Grenoble, France Not yet recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Claire Berger, Md — Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
• Study coordinator: Claire Berger, Md
• Email: claire.berger@chu-st-etienne.fr
• Phone: (0)4.77.12.79.37

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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.