Randomized Control Trial for the Effect of Guided Imagery and Progressive Muscle Relaxation in Reducing Anxiety for Parents of Hospitalized Children With Cancer
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 52
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Changes in the number of Participants with anxiety
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of this study is to determine whether Guided Imagery and Progressive Muscle relaxation are effective as stress reducing techniques in parents of hospitalized children with cancer.
详细描述
Having a children with cancer can be a source of stress for parents during hospitalization. The stress experienced by the parents can negatively influence their functionality, daily activities, psychological state and also their physical condition. The studies in the literature have mainly focused on the child rather than the parent, and studies specifically for guided imagery are scarce. Since the parents are often neglected by the healthcare professionals during the stress evoking period of hospitalization, this study will test the effectiveness of complementary methods in improving the psychological state of the parents.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Crossover
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •willingness to participate
- •having a child with childhood cancer been hospitalized for 4 weeks
- •have a child (0-18) of age with childhood cancer
- •able to speak and write Greek fluently
- •no previous experience with CAM techniques
排除标准
- •receiving drug therapy for stress
- •using another CAM technique during the study
- •parents of children receiving palliative care
研究组 & 干预措施
CAM group
Subjects receiving the interventions and standard psychological care
干预措施: Guided Imagery and Progressive Muscle Relaxation (Behavioral)
No-CAM group
Parents receiving only standard psychological care
结局指标
主要结局
Changes in the number of Participants with anxiety
时间窗: 1 week, 2 week, 3 week , 4 week
Participants response to the complementary and alternative intervention will be measured through their scores on the Hamilton Anxiety Scale
次要结局
- Changes in the number of Participants with mood changes(1 week, 2 week, 3 week , 4 week)
- stress level with Biodots(1 week, 2 week, 3 week, 4 week)
研究者
Dr. Andreas Charalambous
Lecturer-Researcher
Cyprus University of Technology