Evaluating the Effectiveness of Art Therapy on Mood, Anxiety, and Pain Levels in Cancer Patients
- Conditions
- Cancer
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Emotions ThermometerBehavioral: Art Therapy
- Registration Number
- NCT02659345
- Lead Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Brief Summary
Participants in this research study are asked to tell about their experience with art therapy. Participants in this research study are currently receiving chemotherapy treatment for cancer. The purpose of this study is to learn how art therapy affects mood, anxiety, pain, and emotions of individuals with cancer who are undergoing chemotherapy.
- Detailed Description
In this single-center single-arm non-controlled descriptive study, we aim to describe the effects of a single art therapy session on a cancer patient's mood, pain, anxiety level.
Primary Objectives
* To assess the effect of art therapy on the cancer patient's mood
* To assess the effect of art therapy on the cancer patient's anxiety
* To assess the effect of art therapy on the cancer patient's pain
Secondary Objectives
* To explore differences in response to art therapy by ethnic group, race, age, sex, caregiver support, cancer diagnosis, reason for visit, and marital status
* To explore differences in response to art therapy by primary concern expressed by patients during art therapy sessions
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
- Subjects are able to give informed consent
- Any cancer diagnosis
- Actively undergoing any chemotherapy treatment at Maroone Cancer Center
- Patients who have never utilized art therapy at Maroone Cancer Center
- Speaks, reads, and writes in English
- Able and willing to participate in an art therapy session at Maroone Cancer Center
- Patients without cancer diagnosis
- Patients not actively undergoing chemotherapy at Maroone Cancer Center
- Individuals unable to complete art therapy activities independently due to physical and/or mental impairment
- Under 18 years of age (minors)
- Patients who have dementia or a legal guardian
- Unable to speak, read, and write in English
- Patients who have previously utilized art therapy at Maroone Cancer Center
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Art Therapy Art Therapy The art therapy intervention will be executed by an art therapist at the Cancer Center. The same art therapy practices that are utilized in daily practice will be employed in this study. The intervention will include assessment of patient's needs and goals in addition to utilization of various art modalities. Sessions will conclude with processing of the art and supportive counseling as appropriate. Pilot testing of the intervention has been performed informally at Maroone Cancer Center with positive feedback provided by patients and their support systems to the physicians, nurses, and art therapist. Change in pain, emotional distress, depression, adn anxiety will be measured by the emotions thermometer. Art Therapy Emotions Thermometer The art therapy intervention will be executed by an art therapist at the Cancer Center. The same art therapy practices that are utilized in daily practice will be employed in this study. The intervention will include assessment of patient's needs and goals in addition to utilization of various art modalities. Sessions will conclude with processing of the art and supportive counseling as appropriate. Pilot testing of the intervention has been performed informally at Maroone Cancer Center with positive feedback provided by patients and their support systems to the physicians, nurses, and art therapist. Change in pain, emotional distress, depression, adn anxiety will be measured by the emotions thermometer.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The effect of art therapy on the cancer patient's pain Change from baseline to after intervention, about 50 minutes The primary endpoint of the trial is to access the effect of an art therapy session on the patients' mood, anxiety level, and pain. To accomplish this, patients will complete four visual analog scales (VAS) prior to and after the session. The primary end points are the pre-and post session changes in the VAS.
The effect of art therapy on the cancer patient's mood Change from baseline to after intervention, about 50 minutes The primary endpoint of the trial is to access the effect of an art therapy session on the patients' mood, anxiety level, and pain. To accomplish this, patients will complete four visual analog scales (VAS) prior to and after the session. The primary end points are the pre-and post session changes in the VAS.
The effect of art therapy on the cancer patient's anxiety Change from baseline to after intervention, about 50 minutes The primary endpoint of the trial is to access the effect of an art therapy session on the patients' mood, anxiety level, and pain. To accomplish this, patients will complete four visual analog scales (VAS) prior to and after the session. The primary end points are the pre-and post session changes in the VAS.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method exploratory assessment of the association between sum of pain, anxiety, and mood visual analog scale (VAS) scores and ethnic group of patients Change from baseline to after intervention, about 50 minutes The secondary goal is to assess, in an exploratory manner, associations between VAS scores (baseline and changes) and patient characteristics as well as patients' expressed primary concerns. Data will be analyzed using methods such as 2-sample and paired t-tests, ANOVA, and Pearson correlations.
exploratory assessment of the association between sum of pain, anxiety, and mood visual analog scale (VAS) scores and age of patients Change from baseline to after intervention, about 50 minutes The secondary goal is to assess, in an exploratory manner, associations between VAS scores (baseline and changes) and patient characteristics as well as patients' expressed primary concerns. Data will be analyzed using methods such as 2-sample and paired t-tests, ANOVA, and Pearson correlations.
exploratory assessment of the association between sum of pain, anxiety, and mood visual analog scale (VAS) scores and sex of patients Change from baseline to after intervention, about 50 minutes The secondary goal is to assess, in an exploratory manner, associations between VAS scores (baseline and changes) and patient characteristics as well as patients' expressed primary concerns. Data will be analyzed using methods such as 2-sample and paired t-tests, ANOVA, and Pearson correlations.
exploratory assessment of the association between sum of pain, anxiety, and mood visual analog scale (VAS) scores and cancer diagnosis of patients Change from baseline to after intervention, about 50 minutes The secondary goal is to assess, in an exploratory manner, associations between VAS scores (baseline and changes) and patient characteristics as well as patients' expressed primary concerns. Data will be analyzed using methods such as 2-sample and paired t-tests, ANOVA, and Pearson correlations.
exploratory assessment of the association between sum of pain, anxiety, and mood visual analog scale (VAS) scores and reason for visit of patients Change from baseline to after intervention, about 50 minutes The secondary goal is to assess, in an exploratory manner, associations between VAS scores (baseline and changes) and patient characteristics as well as patients' expressed primary concerns. Data will be analyzed using methods such as 2-sample and paired t-tests, ANOVA, and Pearson correlations.
exploratory assessment of the association between sum of pain, anxiety, and mood visual analog scale (VAS) scores and primary concern expressed by patients during art therapy session Change from baseline to after intervention, about 50 minutes The secondary goal is to assess, in an exploratory manner, associations between VAS scores (baseline and changes) and patient characteristics as well as patients' expressed primary concerns. Data will be analyzed using methods such as 2-sample and paired t-tests, ANOVA, and Pearson correlations.
exploratory assessment of the association between sum of pain, anxiety, and mood visual analog scale (VAS) scores and race of patients Change from baseline to after intervention, about 50 minutes The secondary goal is to assess, in an exploratory manner, associations between VAS scores (baseline and changes) and patient characteristics as well as patients' expressed primary concerns. Data will be analyzed using methods such as 2-sample and paired t-tests, ANOVA, and Pearson correlations.
exploratory assessment of the association between sum of pain, anxiety, and mood visual analog scale (VAS) scores and caregiver support of patients Change from baseline to after intervention, about 50 minutes The secondary goal is to assess, in an exploratory manner, associations between VAS scores (baseline and changes) and patient characteristics as well as patients' expressed primary concerns. Data will be analyzed using methods such as 2-sample and paired t-tests, ANOVA, and Pearson correlations.
exploratory assessment of the association between sum of pain, anxiety, and mood visual analog scale (VAS) scores and marital status of patients Change from baseline to after intervention, about 50 minutes The secondary goal is to assess, in an exploratory manner, associations between VAS scores (baseline and changes) and patient characteristics as well as patients' expressed primary concerns. Data will be analyzed using methods such as 2-sample and paired t-tests, ANOVA, and Pearson correlations.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Maroone Cancer Center - Cleveland Clinic Florida
🇺🇸Weston, Florida, United States