Art Therapy for Caregivers of Young Patients Undergoing Bone Marrow Transplant for Cancer
- Conditions
- Health Status UnknownPsychosocial Effects of Cancer and Its Treatment
- Registration Number
- NCT00922285
- Lead Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
- Brief Summary
RATIONALE: Art therapy may help relieve emotional distress in caregivers of young patients undergoing bone marrow transplant for cancer.
PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying art therapy for caregivers of young patients undergoing bone marrow transplant for cancer.
- Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES:
* Test the effects of an art therapy intervention on emotional distress in caregivers of pediatric patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation for cancer.
* Describe pro-social interactions of caregivers of pediatric patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation for cancer.
* Describe the illness experience of caregivers and how it is impacted by the art therapy intervention.
* Describe the caregivers' current health-related quality of life and life meaning prior to pediatric patients initiation of bone marrow transplantation for cancer.
* Determine the effect size for calculating the sample needed for a randomized clinical trial.
OUTLINE: Caregivers undergo art therapy over 60 minutes once a week for 6 weeks. Each session comprises developing trust through the expression of support, affirmation, and collaboration; creating intimacy through attunement; exploring affective states; integrative processing through the creation of an autobiographical narrative; and identifying opportunities for continued exploration and resources that support the client, should that exploration become necessary.
Caregivers also complete a Meaning of Life Questionnaire and a Family Quality of Life Scale at baseline and at the end of week 6.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 11
Not provided
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Emotional distress Baseline, week 1 and week 6 of art therapy Pro-social interactions Baseline, week 1 and week 6 of art therapy Illness experience of caregivers and how it is impacted by the art therapy intervention Baseline, week 1 and week 6 of art therapy Caregivers' current health-related quality of life and life meaning Baseline, week 1 and week 6 of art therapy
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
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Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
🇺🇸Duarte, California, United States
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center🇺🇸Duarte, California, United States