Development of psychological therapy for children with cancer

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Health Condition 1: null- acute lymphoblastic leukemiaHealth Condition 2: C910- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia [ALL]Health Condition 3: C910- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia [ALL]

• Registration Number: CTRI/2017/10/010181
• Lead Sponsor: Self

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2020-07-31
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Other (Terminated)
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 72

Inclusion Criteria

1. Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia who are in maintenance phase. (2)Male and female between 8 to 12 years (to ensure more homogenous sample in terms of developmental milestone achievements) (3)Literate parents giving consent and children giving assent to participate (4)Children belonging to Delhi-NCR

Exclusion Criteria

1.Children with other types of cancer and comorbid chronic physical illness

2. IQ <85 in screening test

3. Diagnosis of psychiatric illness

4. Any sensory or neurological impairment which would affect assessment and/or intervention

5. Uncooperative children and parents

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Behaviour (measured through Child behaviour checklist) <br/ ><br>Post traumatic stress disorder sym,ptoms (measured through PTSD symptoms checklist) <br/ ><br>Quality of life (measured through PedsQOL <br/ ><br>Neuropsychological functioning (measured through NIMHANS neuropsychological batter) <br/ ><br>Conflicts/stressors (measured through Darw a person test)Timepoint: Assessments would be done at 3 different time points at baseline just after the recruitment, at the end of the intervention, and finally at the end of 6 months of the completion of the intervention.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Caregiver burden (maesured through caregiver burden scale) <br/ ><br>screening for diagnosable psychiatric disorder (measured through general health questionnaire) <br/ ><br>stress (measured through perceived stress scale) <br/ ><br>coping (measured through Coping Health inventory (CHIP) <br/ ><br>PTSD symptoms in parents (measured through PTSD Checklist ââ?¬â?? Civilian Version (PCL-C) <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Assessments would be done at 3 different time points at baseline just after the recruitment, at the end of the intervention, and finally at the end of 6 months of the completion of the intervention.