Abstract
Supportive care Prioritization, Assessment and Recommendations for Kids (SPARK) is a web-based application that enables symptom screening and access to clinical practice guidelines for symptom management. Objective was to determine the feasibility of a randomized trial of daily symptom screening for 5days among children receiving cancer treatments. We included English-speaking pediatric cancer and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) patients who were 8-18years of age at enrollment and who were expected to be in the hospital or in clinic daily for five consecutive days. We randomized children to either undergo daily symptom screening with symptom reports provided to the healthcare team using the SPARK vs. standard of care. The primary endpoint was feasibility, defined as being able to enroll at least 30 participants within 1year, and among those randomized to intervention, at least 75% completing symptom screening on at least 60% of on-study days. From July 2018 to November 2018, we enrolled and randomized 30 participants. The median age at enrollment was 12.5 (range 8-18) years. Among the intervention group, the median number of days Symptom Screening in Pediatrics Tool (SSPedi) was completed at least once was 5 (range 4 to 5), with one participant missing 1day of symptom screening. Among all participants, baseline and day 5 SSPedi scores were obtained in 29/30 participants. A randomized trial of the SPARK with daily symptom screening for 5days was feasible. It is now appropriate to proceed toward a definitive multi-center trial to test the efficacy of SPARK to improve symptom control.
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