A Hypnosis-based Group Intervention to Improve Quality of Life in Children With Cancer and Their Parents.
- Conditions
- Pediatric Cancer
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Self care + Hypnosis group
- Registration Number
- NCT03435042
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Liege
- Brief Summary
Background: A lot of children with cancer suffer from emotional distress, fatigue and relational difficulties. Their parents are also impacted by the disease: their responsibilities increase and they can feel more distressed and tired. Different psychological interventions designed for ill children and their parents seem to be efficient to improve their social functioning, coping strategies and well-being. However, more research is needed in this field. Hypnosis is often used in paediatric oncology, mostly to decrease procedure-related pain and distress. It has been used efficiently to improve the well-being of adults with cancer. This paper describes a pilot study designed to assess the feasibility and interest of a group intervention combining self-care and hypnosis for children with cancer and their parents, and a quasi-experimental protocol aimed at assessing the efficacy of this group intervention to improve the quality of life of children and their parents.
Methods: Our pilot study showed that our intervention was feasible and positive for the participants. To test the efficacy of the intervention, two groups will be set up: one with children with cancer and their interested siblings, and one with their parents. Data will be collected for each group before and after the intervention by questionnaires and a semi-structured interview.
Discussion: There is a growing interest in hypnosis in oncology settings. The results of this study should improve knowledge about the efficacy of a group intervention combining self-care and hypnosis to improve quality of life of children with cancer and their family.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
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Children and their siblings:
- To be 8 to 18 year-old
- To suffer from cancer (all localisations, stage and treatments accepted) or to have a sibling who suffer from cancer
- To speak french
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Parents:
- To have a child who suffer from cancer
- To speak french
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Children with cancer + their siblings Self care + Hypnosis group - Parents of children with cancer Self care + Hypnosis group -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in parents' conception of their child's quality of life T0 (before the intervention), T1 (right after the intervention : 6 months later) Parents' hetero-evaluation of the child's quality of life. Measured with the Parental version of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory-Cancer Module (PedsQL-3.0-Cancer) and the Parental version of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory-Core Module (PedsQL-4.0-Core).
Change in parents' fatigue T0 (before the intervention), T1 (right after the intervention : 6 months later) Measured with the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI-20).
Change in children's quality of life T0 (before the intervention), T1 (right after the intervention : 6 months later) Self-assessment of children's quality of life. Measured with the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory-Cancer Module (PedsQL-3.0-Cancer) and the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory-Core Module (PedsQL-4.0-Core). Children with cancer answer to both questionnaires but their siblings only answer the PedsQL-4.0-Core.
Change in children's cancer-related fatigue T0 (before the intervention), T1 (right after the intervention : 6 months later) A sense of tiredness or exhaustion linked with cancer and its treatments, that is not alleviated by sleep. Measured with the Pediatric Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue (pedsFACIT-F) among children with cancer and their siblings .
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in the family impact of the cancer T0 (before the intervention), T1 (right after the intervention : 6 months later) Impact of the child's health on the parents' quality of life and on the familily fonctioning. Measured with the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory-Family Impact Module (PedsQL-2.0-Family Impact Module)
Change in parents' coping strategies T0 (before the intervention), T1 (right after the intervention : 6 months later) The way parents cope adverses events. Measured with Ways of Coping Checklist (WWC-R)
Change in parents' emotional distress T0 (before the intervention), T1 (right after the intervention : 6 months later) Anxiety and depression of the parents measured with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University Hospital of Liege
🇧🇪Liege, Belgium