The effect of play-based occupational therapy on symptoms and participation in activities of daily living of hospitalized children with cancer receiving chemotherapy

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• Conditions: eoplasms.; Malignant neoplasms, stated or presumed to be primary, of specified sites, except of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue; C00-C75

• Registration Number: IRCT2016080829260N1
• Lead Sponsor: Vice Chancellor for research of Iran univesiry of medical sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 22 February 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 25

Inclusion Criteria

Childhood cancer diagnosis; receiving at least one inpatient chemotherapy period; 4 scores in pain (faces pain scale) and fatigue (visual fatigue scale) scales or 3 in anxiety (faces anxiety scale) scale; parents with literature abilities (persian)
Exclusion criteria: Any change in chemotherapy protocol; denying participation up to 2 sessions; other medical conditions

Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Therapy related symptoms. Timepoint: 1. pretreatment 2. after phase 1 treatment (session 4) 3. after discharge (session 8). Method of measurement: Therapy Related Symptom Checklist (TRSC).;Participation in activity of daily living. Timepoint: 1. pretreatment 2. after phase 1 treatment (session 4) 3. after discharge (session 8). Method of measurement: Iranian Children Participation Questionnaire (ICPQ).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain. Timepoint: pre and post each therapy session. Method of measurement: faces pain scale.;Fatigue. Timepoint: pre and post each therapy session. Method of measurement: visual fatigue scale.;Anxiety. Timepoint: pre and post each therapy session. Method of measurement: faces anxiety scale.