Advancing Comprehensive Symptom Assessments for Children with Cancer
- Research team: Principal investigator Stacey Crane, PhD, RN, CPON. Mentor Shannon Docherty, PhD, PNP, FAAN, Duke University School of Nursing.
- Funding sponsor: University of California – Davis: Betty Irene Moore Fellowship
- Overview: Expand pilot testing of SPOTS to a longitudinal study spanning 12 weeks at three pediatric oncology treatment sites in the U.S.
- Budget: $450,000
- Project period: July 1, 2024, through Aug. 31, 2027
- Research team: Principal investigator Stacey Crane, PhD, RN, CPON. Co-mentors Wenyaw Chan, PhD, professor of biostatistics at the UTHealth School of Public Health; Karen Moody, MD, of The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center; and Pamela Hinds, PhD, RN, of Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C.
- Funding source: National Institute of Nursing Research
- Overview: Pilot testing of a web-based interface designed to make it easier for kids with cancer and their parents to report symptoms in real time with the ultimate goal of improving kids’ outcomes (Smart Pediatric Oncology Tracker of Symptoms, or SPOTS).
- Budget: $445,144
- Project period: April 1, 2021, through March 31, 2025
