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Art-Based Emotion Regulation Program

NCT07367035 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2026-01-26

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Summary

Adolescents receiving cancer treatment often experience increased anxiety, difficulties in emotion regulation, and a high symptom burden due to treatment-related physical effects and psychosocial stressors. Supportive, non-pharmacological interventions that promote emotional regulation are therefore needed.

The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the effect of an art-based emotion regulation program on anxiety levels, emotion regulation skills, and symptom burden in adolescents undergoing cancer treatment.

This single-blind, parallel-group randomized controlled study will include 60 adolescents aged 10-18 years receiving cancer treatment at Gazi University Health Application and Research Center and Etlik City Hospital Pediatric Hematology-Oncology units between January 30, 2026 and March 20, 2027. Participants will be randomly assigned to either the intervention group or the control group. The intervention group will receive a 4-week art-based emotion regulation program, while the control group will receive routine care. Outcomes will be assessed using validated self-report measures at baseline and at the end of the intervention period.

Conditions

  • Children With Cancer

Interventions

OTHER

Art-Based Emotion Regulation Program

The Art-Based Emotion Regulation Program is a structured, non-pharmacological intervention designed to support emotional regulation and reduce anxiety and symptom burden in adolescents undergoing cancer treatment. The program is delivered over a 4-week period and combines relaxation techniques with expressive art-based activities. The intervention includes progressive muscle relaxation exercises, emotion-color mapping activities, and gratitude mandala practices. During the first week, participants receive a guided progressive muscle relaxation exercise delivered via video, with the initial session conducted together with the researcher. Participants are then instructed to practice the relaxation exercise at least twice per week throughout the intervention period. Emotion-color mapping activities are conducted during weeks 1 to 3, allowing adolescents to visually express emotions and treatment-related symptoms using colors and drawings. Changes in emotional states and symptom intensit

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Gazi University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
10 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-01-30
Primary Completion
2027-03-20
Completion
2027-03-20

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