Neurobehavioral Functioning and Utilization of Special Education Services in Pediatric Brain and CNS Tumor Patients After Proton Radiation Treatment: A Longitudinal Study
The purpose of this study is to longitudinally examine neurobehavioral functioning outcomes
and use of special education services in brain tumor and CNS tumor patients treated with
proton radiation at MGH. Furthermore, we seek to correlate neurobehavioral data with
pertinent clinical information. We anticipate better neurobehavioral functioning to be
associated with use of protons (vs. photons, as reported in the literature). We also
anticipate the need and utilization of special education services to be lower in brain and
CNS tumor patients treated with protons (vs. photons, as reported in the literature).
Lastly, we anticipate greater neurobehavioral deficits in patients whose proton radiation
treatment involved the craniospinal axis compared to those who received proton radiation to
the involved field.
Observational
Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective
Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Functioning
Questionnaire of executive functioning in children and young adults
Approximately one year post proton radiation treatment
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Margaret B. Pulsifer, PhD
Principal Investigator
Massachusetts General Hospital
United States: Institutional Review Board
2009A058394
NCT01180881
October 2009
March 2013
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Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, Massachusetts 02114-2617 |