Yoga, meditation and mindfulness in aftercare in children and adolescents with oncological diseases - an exploratory prospective cohort study

Not Applicable

Recruiting

Conditions: C81-C96
C69-C72
Malignant neoplasms, stated or presumed to be primary, of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue
Malignant neoplasms of eye, brain and other parts of central nervous system

Registration Number: DRKS00023871

Lead Sponsor: Klinik für Pädiatrie mit Schwerpunkt Onkologie/Hämatologie/SZT

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

oncological diseases - ages between 10 and 18 years
- completed curative oncological (intensive) therapy: surgery, radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy
- Completion of intensive therapy at least 2 months and a maximum of 24 months
- written consent of the patient or legal representatives to participate in the present study and for the continuation of pseudonymised data within the framework of the documentation

Exclusion Criteria

- serious psychiatric pre/- concomitant diseases
- other existing serious illnesses that could impair a curriculum fair treatment of the patient

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Effect of the intervention on stress and health-related quality of life.<br><br>Measuring the feeling of stress by the questionnaire:<br>SSKJ_3-8 (age range 7-16 years), Lohaus et al., 2018<br><br>Measuring the quality of life by:<br>Kid-KINDLR questionnaire (children's version, 7-13 years) and Kiddo-KINDLR questionnaire <br>(Youth version, 14-17 years), Ravens-Sieberer & Bullinger, 2000<br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
- Effect of intervention on stress and health-related quality of life with qualitative interviews and partially structured questionnaires.<br>- Satisfaction with intervention programme<br>- Continuation of the mindfulness, meditation and<br> Yoga content after the end of the intervention program<br>- Measurement of stress response/changes of the autonomic vegetative nervous system with <br> heart rate variablity (24h ECG)<br>