Swiss Childhood Cancer Survivor Study

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age5+
SponsorUniversity of Bern

About this trial

The SCCSS is designed to investigate which long-term effects childhood cancer and its treatment have on survivors, and includes those who were under 20 years when they were diagnosed. The SCCSS explores childhood cancer survivors' quality of life, the health care received by childhood cancer survivors during follow-up care, the effects of medication, somatic and psychosocial health issues, how childhood cancer survivors take care of their own health including health behaviors, and also collects demographic details like family background, education and profession. To learn more about these topics, the investigators send questionnaires to childhood or adolescent cancer survivors. The investigators use the results to inform physicians and patients, and to improve treatment of childhood cancer and follow-up.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Who were diagnosed with cancer at age <20 years

Who have survived at least 5 years after cancer diagnosis

Who were Swiss residents when they were diagnosed, and

Who gave informed consent

Disqualifiers

None

Trial population

Childhood cancer survivors: All living individuals who were diagnosed with cancer at age \<20 years, have survived at least 5 years after cancer diagnosis, and who were Swiss residents when they were diagnosed. Siblings: brothers and sisters of childhood cancer survivors.

Trial design

Design model

Cohort

Time perspective

Prospective

Treatments tested in this trial

Not listed

Trial groups

No trial groups listed

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Long-term outcomes of survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer

Incidence and spectrum of various somatic and psychosocial outcomes including describing the cause-specific long-term mortality, the number of patients with second primary malignancies and somatic health effects, and describe medication use, mental health status, educational achievements, and health-related quality of life of childhood cancer survivors as assessed by questionnaires and data from the Swiss Childhood Cancer Registry.

Time frame
Baseline medical information and questionnaire data collection among those who survived at least 5 years, follow-up data collection at regular intervals (+/- every 5 years, 40 years) afterwards.

Secondary outcomes

1

Risk factors of long-term outcomes of survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer

Association of long-term outcomes with risk factors like tumour, treatment modalities, and demographic characteristics as assessed by questionnaires and data from the Swiss Childhood Cancer Registry.

Time frame
Baseline medical information and questionnaire data collection among those who survived at least 5 years, follow-up data collection at regular intervals (+/- every 5 years, 40 years) afterwards.

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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University of Bern

Lead sponsor

Swiss Pediatric Oncology Group

Collaborator