Determining Whether Multiple Anesthesia Exposures Affect Cognitive Function for Retinoblastoma Patients

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to see if there is a difference between the development of the brain (neurodevelopment) in children who have been treated for retinoblastoma with multiple anesthetic exposures, compared with brain development in children who have never had anesthesia.

Conditions

  • Pediatric Retinoblastoma
  • Retinoblastoma

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Between 6 Years and 17 Years
Eligible Genders
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Age ≥ 6 and < 17 years old

Exclusion Criteria

  • Diagnosis of any secondary disease associated with developmental delay - History of second cancer diagnosis - Legal Blindness - Past surgery of any type, with the exception of enucleation for retinoblastoma - Past exposure to anesthesia for purposes other than retinoblastoma examination - More than one anesthesia encounter before diagnosis at MSK - Past External Beam Radiation for treatment of retinoblastoma - Past systemic chemotherapy - Non-native speaker of English; however, children whose parents speak only Spanish will be included, because the tests for parents are available in Spanish

Study Design

Phase
Study Type
Observational
Observational Model
Cohort
Time Perspective
Prospective

Recruiting Locations

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York 10065
Contact:
Vittoria Arslan Carlon, MD
212-639-2680

More Details

NCT ID
NCT03546387
Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Study Contact

Vittoria Arslan Carlon, MD
212-639-2680
arslancv@mskcc.org