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Efficacy of Psychological Intervention for Children With Cancer

NCT06620445 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2024-10-01

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Summary

The study will be conductued at the Pediatric Oncology Department of the Children's Hospital, PIMS Islamabad, over the peroid of six months. This single-blinded, two-arm RCT study will involve 80 children aged 8 to 16 years with maligancies recieving chemotherapy. Participants will be randomly allocated to either interventional or CBT group which will recieve weekly five sessions of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) or the control group, which will recieve the usual care. CBT session will be contducted by Clinical Psychologist will last 30-35 minutes. Outcomes will be measured at Baseine and one month post intervention using Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS) and Pediatric Quality of Life Generic Core Score 4.0.

Conditions

  • Clinical Depression
  • Clinical Anxiety
  • Quality of Life

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Interventiion or CBT Group

This RCT aims to evaluate the effect of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) compared to usual care (UC) in pediatric oncology patients. We hypothesize that those receiving CBT will report lower depression and anxiety and improved QoL six months post-enrollment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences

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Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
8 Years
Max Age
16 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-10-10
Primary Completion
2025-02-10
Completion
2025-06-30

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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