Teaching families problem-solving skills to reduce nausea from chemotherapy

This study is testing whether a structured problem-solving training program called Bright Ideas can help children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and their families better manage nausea caused by the chemotherapy medication 6-mercaptopurine. The approach teaches practical skills families can use to develop their own action plans for controlling nausea. If successful, this method could be adapted to help children receiving other types of chemotherapy.

Many children receiving chemotherapy experience severe nausea that can affect their quality of life and ability to stick with treatment. Current approaches don't always give families the tools they need to take charge of managing this side effect on their own.