Art Therapy Interventions With Caregivers Supporting Pediatric Patients Who Are Undergoing Bone Marrow Transplantation for Cancer
18 Years
N/A
Both
Health Status Unknown, Psychosocial Effects of Cancer and Its Treatment
Trial Information
Art Therapy Interventions With Caregivers Supporting Pediatric Patients Who Are Undergoing Bone Marrow Transplantation for Cancer
OBJECTIVES:
- Test the effects of an art therapy intervention on emotional distress in caregivers of
pediatric patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation for cancer.
- Describe pro-social interactions of caregivers of pediatric patients undergoing bone
marrow transplantation for cancer.
- Describe the illness experience of caregivers and how it is impacted by the art therapy
intervention.
- Describe the caregivers' current health-related quality of life and life meaning prior
to pediatric patients initiation of bone marrow transplantation for cancer.
- Determine the effect size for calculating the sample needed for a randomized clinical
trial.
OUTLINE: Caregivers undergo art therapy over 60 minutes once a week for 6 weeks. Each
session comprises developing trust through the expression of support, affirmation, and
collaboration; creating intimacy through attunement; exploring affective states; integrative
processing through the creation of an autobiographical narrative; and identifying
opportunities for continued exploration and resources that support the client, should that
exploration become necessary.
Caregivers also complete a Meaning of Life Questionnaire and a Family Quality of Life Scale
at baseline and at the end of week 6.
Inclusion Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- Family caregiver identified by the patient's physician as most involved in the
patient care including, but not limited to, the following:
- Mother
- Father
- Grandmother
- Grandfather
- Aunt
- Uncle
- Older sibling
- One caregiver per pediatric patient
- No caregivers who are part of an institutional system and are temporarily fulfilling
the custodial role of the patient (i.e., foster parents)
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- Able to speak and read English and/or Spanish
- No uncontrolled mental health and/or physical condition
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
- Not specified
Type of Study:
Interventional
Study Design:
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Outcome Measure:
Emotional distress
Outcome Time Frame:
Baseline, week 1 and week 6 of art therapy
Safety Issue:
No
Principal Investigator
Kate Kravits, RN, MA
Investigator Role:
Principal Investigator
Investigator Affiliation:
Beckman Research Institute
Authority:
United States: Institutional Review Board
Study ID:
08028
NCT ID:
NCT00922285
Start Date:
June 2008
Completion Date:
Related Keywords:
- Health Status Unknown
- Psychosocial Effects of Cancer and Its Treatment
- psychosocial effects of cancer and its treatment
- health status unknown
Name | Location |
|---|---|
| City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center | Duarte, California 91010 |
