Status:

COMPLETED

Concealment of Chemotherapy Drug Serum With a Picture Box Effect on Anxiety, Nausea and Vomiting in Children

Lead Sponsor:

Maltepe University

Conditions:

Nursing Caries

Art Therapy

Eligibility:

All Genders

5-10 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The aim of this study was to present the results of the effect of concealing chemotherapy drug serum with a picture box on children's anxiety, nausea and vomiting. The study was planned with children ...

Detailed Description

Childhood cancers require intensive health care and have a high burden of disease. Childhood cancers have turned into a chronic disease that causes increasing physical and psychosocial symptoms all ov...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 5-10 years old (The scale used is between this age group, these children should be willing to draw and should be suitable for their developmental periods)
  • Inpatients with cancer,
  • Those receiving the second and subsequent courses of chemotherapy,
  • Previous chemotherapy experience,
  • Those receiving chemotherapy drugs, the duration of chemotherapy lasting an average of 1 to 6 hours
  • Those taking chemotherapy drugs with minimal, low and moderate severity of nausea and vomiting,
  • Children whose parents agreed to participate in the study were included in the study.

Exclusion

  • Those in the last stage of cancer (experiencing the side effects of treatment intensively during hospitalisation due to the disease and symptoms causing complications)
  • Those receiving oral chemotherapy,
  • Those who experience intense side effects of chemotherapy (febrile neutropenia, bleeding, allergic reactions),
  • People with mental problems (depression, anxiety disorders, disruptive behaviour disorders, neurodevelopmental disorders),
  • People on antidepressant medication,
  • Those who have a physical disability (e.g. amputation, lack/inability to use arms, hands and fingers, visual or hearing impairment, etc.) to paint during chemotherapy, and
  • Children taking medicines with high severity of nausea and vomiting were not included in the study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 3 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 5 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

70 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06999759

Start Date

October 3 2024

End Date

May 5 2025

Last Update

May 31 2025

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Marmara Unıvesıty Educatıon And Research Hospıtal Istanbul, Pendik, Turkey, 34000 .

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye), 34000