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Brief Title: Sleep, Fatigue, and Dexamethosone in Children With Leukemia
Official Title: Sleep, Fatigue, and Dexamethosone in Childhood Cancer
Study ID: NCT00075101
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between dexamethosone (steroid) and children's sleep and fatigue.
Detailed Description: Approximately 134 children and adolescents will be enrolled. All children and adolescents will wear a wrist actigraph for two consecutive 5-day study periods. Children and adolescents will have blood drawn 2 times on Day 1 when they are on dexamethosone. Their parents will complete a sleep diary and fatigue questionnaire by telephone on Days 2 and 5 of both study periods.
Minimum Age: 5 Years
Eligible Ages: CHILD, ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
St. Jude Children Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Name: Pamela S Hinds, PhD
Affiliation: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR