Status:
COMPLETED
Art Therapy for Caregivers of Young Patients Undergoing Bone Marrow Transplant for Cancer
Lead Sponsor:
City of Hope Medical Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Conditions:
Health Status Unknown
Psychosocial Effects of Cancer and Its Treatment
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
RATIONALE: Art therapy may help relieve emotional distress in caregivers of young patients undergoing bone marrow transplant for cancer. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying art therapy for careg...
Detailed Description
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 intera...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 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
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
11 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00922285
Start Date
June 1 2008
End Date
January 1 2010
Last Update
June 8 2015
Active Locations (1)
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City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
Duarte, California, United States, 91010-3000