The effect of combined Drawig and storytelling techniques on anxiety and fatigue of children with cancer

Phase 3

Recruiting

• Conditions: Anxiety.; The essential feature is recurrent attacks of severe anxiety (panic), which are not restricted to any particular situation or set of circumstances and are therefore unpredictable. As with other anxiety disorders, the dominant symptoms include sudden onset; anxiety

• Registration Number: IRCT20230202057303N2
• Lead Sponsor: Research Vice President of Iran University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 96

Inclusion Criteria

Age is between 6 and 12 years
Receiving two or more chemotherapy courses
At least 24 hours have passed since the child was admitted to the ward
Child's mastery of the Persian language
Admission to the ward for 7 days

Exclusion Criteria

Discharge of the child from the hospital during the intervention period
Major distressing life event other than the child's illness such as parental divorce, parental death, moving in the past six months
Unwillingness to continue participating in the study
Implementation of a specific therapeutic procedure during the intervention for the patient
Being in the final phase of the disease

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Anxiety -Fatigue. Timepoint: 2 times -Before and After the intervention. Method of measurement: Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale - Childhood Fatigue Scale.