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Clinical Trials/IRCT2013120614338N1
IRCT2013120614338N1
Completed
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The effectiveness of Modified Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy for hospitalized Children Hospitalized with Cancer compared to control group in attention problems and internalizing problems.

aurentian Universiry0 sites40 target enrollmentTBD

Overview

Phase
未知
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Condition 1: cancer. Condition 2: anxiety. Condition 3: depression. Condition 4: somatic complaints. Condition 5: attention problems.
Sponsor
aurentian Universiry
Enrollment
40
Status
Completed
Last Updated
5 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
TBD
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
5 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
aurentian Universiry

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Hospitalized patients were eligible to participate in the Mindfulness\-Based Cognitive Therapy for Children (MBCT\-C) program in addition to receiving TAU if they were (a) 11 to 13 years of age; (b) had at least average fluency in Persian; (c) had received the first diagnosis of any type of cancer except brain cancers; (d) were undergoing radiation therapy and/or chemotherapy through the hospital’s oncology division; and (e) had not received any psychological interventions or psychiatric medications in the six months preceding the study. Diagnostic inclusion criteria were: (f) a diagnosis of Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (IV) (DSM\-IV (American Psychiatric Association, 2000\); and (g) at least two comorbid diagnoses in any of four diagnostic categories (anxiety, depression, psychosomatic, or attention deficit disorders). Diagnoses were ascertained using the Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia\-Present and Lifetime Persian version (K\-SADS\-PL\-P). Additionally, patients needed to be: (h) in the borderline or clinical range for internalizing problems (T\-score \= 60\) and attention problems (T\-score \= 57\) on at least two of four subscales of the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) or Youth Self\-Report (YSR )(depression/anxiety, withdrawal/depression, somatic complaints, and attention problems) at the screening assessment.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Patients who were determined to (i) have a major cognitive dysfunction or developmental disability, or (j) was diagnosed with a terminal illness (defined as having a prognosis of fewer than six months) were excluded. Moreover, Brain cancers were excluded based on research suggesting that these may affect attention (Raghubar et al., 2017\), a key outcome variable.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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