Clinical Trial: Quality of Life (QOL), Coping and Psychological Symptoms in Children and Adolescents With Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome

Study Status: Active, not recruiting
Recruit Status: Active, not recruiting
Study Type: Observational

Official Title: Quality of Life, Coping and Psychological Symptoms in Children and Adolescents With Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome

Brief Summary:

  1. Characterize the quality of life of young children with CVS (i.e., psychological, social, physical, school functioning) and the impact of the child's illness on the parent's and family's quality of life (i.e., emotional, social, cognitive functioning, communication, worry, daily activities and family relationships).
  2. Assess symptoms of depression, anxiety, ADHD and behavioral problems in what our preliminary data suggests is a psychiatrically vulnerable population.
  3. Evaluate the associations between quality of life and psychiatric symptoms and the frequency and intensity of CVS attacks.
  4. Use the data generated from this study to develop a psychosocial intervention targeted at young children with CVS and their families who evidence risk for functional disability, with the aim of intervening as early as possible to limit the psychological and social morbidity experienced by children with CVS and their and families.

Detailed Summary:
Sponsor: Medical College of Wisconsin

Current Primary Outcome: Characterize the quality of life of youth with CVS as well as the strategies they use to cope with stress, their strengths and vulnerabilities, and to assess symptoms of depression and anxiety in these at risk youth. [ Time Frame: Two years ]

Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome: Evaluate the associations among coping strategies the frequency and intensity of CVS attacks to determine if particular coping styles and personal characteristics are associated illness severity, psychiatric co-morbidity and quality of life. [ Time Frame: Two years ]

Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: Medical College of Wisconsin

Dates:
Date Received: July 31, 2008
Date Started: April 2007
Date Completion: December 2017
Last Updated: September 12, 2016
Last Verified: September 2016