Randomized Control Trial for the Effect of Guided Imagery and Progressive Muscle Relaxation in Reducing Anxiety for Parents of Hospitalized Children With Cancer
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 52
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Changes in the number of Participants with anxiety
Study Overview
Brief Summary
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.
Detailed Description
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.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Crossover
- Primary Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •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
Exclusion Criteria
- •receiving drug therapy for stress
- •using another CAM technique during the study
- •parents of children receiving palliative care
Arms & Interventions
CAM group
Subjects receiving the interventions and standard psychological care
Intervention: Guided Imagery and Progressive Muscle Relaxation (Behavioral)
No-CAM group
Parents receiving only standard psychological care
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Changes in the number of Participants with anxiety
Time Frame: 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
Secondary Outcomes
- 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)
Investigators
Dr. Andreas Charalambous
Lecturer-Researcher
Cyprus University of Technology