Determining the effectiveness of child-centered play therapy on resiliency in children with cancer
Determining the effectiveness of child-centered play therapy on Emotion regulation in children with cancer
Design
quasi-experimental research with pretest-posttest design with control group was conducted. 30 children with cancer between the age of 8-12, were selected and assigned randomly to two experimental (15) and control (15) groups
Settings and conduct
the study area of this study was the e Ali asgar hospital
The intervention of this research consisted of 12 sessions on the test group and each session for 45 minutes of a child - oriented play therapy.
Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
Inclusion : Children 8-12 years old with cancer
The interest in collaboration and participation in research is based on the written consent of the legal guardian
Having the power of speech
Not receiving other psychological therapies
part of the general body health to participate play therapy sessions
Exclusion : Existence of severe behavioral disorders and uncontrolled aggression
Missing more than 3 sessions of play therapy sessions
Receive other psychology interventions
Intervention groups
play therapy as one of the treatment methods in child mental disorders is a concern for researchers.The experimental group was trained for 12 sessions for 45 minutes.
The control group received no intervention during the training sessions of the experimental group and waited in the waiting list
Main outcome variables
emotion regulation in children with leukemia
resilience in children with leukemia
General information
Reason for update
Acronym
IRCT registration information
IRCT registration number:IRCT20190512043576N1
Registration date:2019-10-31, 1398/08/09
Registration timing:retrospective
Last update:2019-10-31, 1398/08/09
Update count:0
Registration date
2019-10-31, 1398/08/09
Registrant information
Name
marziye talebi
Name of organization / entity
Country
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Phone
+98 21 4459 8186
Email address
marziyetalebi@gmail.com
Recruitment status
Recruitment complete
Funding source
Expected recruitment start date
2019-01-15, 1397/10/25
Expected recruitment end date
2019-01-16, 1397/10/26
Actual recruitment start date
2019-01-16, 1397/10/26
Actual recruitment end date
2019-01-18, 1397/10/28
Trial completion date
2019-03-21, 1398/01/01
Scientific title
Effectiveness of child-centered play therapy on resiliency and emotion regulation of children with cancer
Public title
Effectiveness of child-centered play therapy on resiliency and emotion regulation of children with cancer
Purpose
Supportive
Inclusion/Exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:
Inclusion criteria: Children 8-12 years old with leukemia cancer undergoing chemotherapy
Inclusion criteria: The interest in collaboration and participation in research is based on the written consent of the legal guardian
Inclusion criteria: Having the power of speech
Inclusion criteria: Not receiving other psychological therapies (except drug therapy)
Inclusion criteria: The relative ability to use hands and part of the general body health to participate play therapy sessions
Exclusion criteria:
Exclusion criteria: Existence of severe behavioral disorders and uncontrolled aggression
Exclusion criteria: Missing more than 3 sessions of play therapy sessions
Exclusion criteria: Receive other psychology interventions before or at the same time as conducting the research
Age
From 8 years old to 12 years old
Gender
Both
Phase
N/A
Groups that have been masked
No information
Sample size
Target sample size:
37
Actual sample size reached:
30
Randomization (investigator's opinion)
Randomized
Randomization description
Simple randomization using drawing from the list of volunteers
Blinding (investigator's opinion)
Not blinded
Blinding description
Placebo
Not used
Assignment
Parallel
Other design features
During a call to all parents of chidren with leukemia cancer in the blood clinic and the hospital's blood department, was invited to participate in the research project. by the approval of the head of the Department of Blood and the Supervisor, the registration of all volunteers was carried out for two weeks. Among the volunteers were 30 boys and girls aged between 9 to 12 years with an average age of 10 years, according to the criteria for entry and exit (previously mentioned) from Ali Asghar Children's Hospital (Blood Department), with a medical diagnosis of leukemia ,They were selected for chemotherapy and fill in demographic data form (including: name, surname, age, marital status, education, work and phone nummber), child information form and consent to participate in the study. The control and experiment groups were divided into two groups (n = 15).
Secondary Ids
empty
Ethics committees
1
Ethics committee
Name of ethics committee
Ethics committee of Islamic azad University - Science and Research Branch
Street address
Hesarek daneshgah Boulevard Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch
City
Tehran
Province
Tehran
Postal code
۱۴۷۷۸۹۳۸۵۵
Approval date
2019-01-13, 1397/10/23
Ethics committee reference number
IR.IAU.SRB.REC.1397.139
Health conditions studied
1
Description of health condition studied
Children Leukemia Cancer
ICD-10 code
C95.90
ICD-10 code description
Leukemia, unspecified not having achieved remission
Primary outcomes
1
Description
resiliency of children with cancer
Timepoint
Resiliency of children with cancer was measured before intervention and a week after the intervention ended.
Method of measurement
questionnaire Social Emotional Assets and Resilience Scales(SEARS)
2
Description
emotion regulation of children with cancer
Timepoint
emotion regulation of children with cancer was measured before intervention and a week after the intervention ended.
Intervention group: Intervention of this research is based on a child-centered play therapy approach and is based on a client-centered treatment. Play materials(selected on the basis of Landreth principles) are provided by the therapist to create a safe and free environment for the child, then the child is helped to rebuild the traumatic event with toys so tha the child revisit and process thoughts and emotions in a secure environment with that traumatic event and get free.The skilled therapist also can best help through a healthy interpersonal relationship ,reflection on time and returning responsibility to the child itself.It is to be mentioned that the content of the child-centered play therapy sessions for each child varies according to internal problems and feelings, and actually it is a child who has the freedom to direct the play room according to their own internal desires.In order to better implement child-centered play therapy, the play room at the end of the blood section was prepared and equipped by a researcher.Then, according to the predicted schedule, the experimental group sessions were held in 12 sessions of 45 minutes and twice a week, conducted by the researcher
Category
Behavior
2
Description
Control group: During the intervention, the control group did not receive any intervention
Category
Behavior
Recruitment centers
1
Recruitment center
Name of recruitment center
Hazrat Ali Asghar Children's Hospital
Full name of responsible person
Khadijeh Arjmandi
Street address
Zafar Avenue, Ali Asghar Hospital
City
Tehran
Province
Tehran
Postal code
۱۹۱۹۸۱۶۷۶۶
Phone
+98 21 2222 2041
Email
aach@iums.ac.ir
Web page address
http://crtha.iums.ac.ir/
Sponsors / Funding sources
1
Sponsor
Name of organization / entity
Islamic Azad University
Full name of responsible person
Mohamed Hussein Modaresi
Street address
Tehran - End of Shahid Sattari Highway - University Square - Shahdia Hesarak Blvd - Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch
City
Tehran
Province
Tehran
Postal code
۱۴۷۷۸۹۳۸۵۵
Phone
+98 21 4486 5179
Email
manager@srbiau.ac.ir
Web page address
http://srbiau.ac.ir/fa
Grant name
Grant code / Reference number
Is the source of funding the same sponsor organization/entity?
Yes
Title of funding source
Islamic Azad University
Proportion provided by this source
100
Public or private sector
Public
Domestic or foreign origin
Domestic
Category of foreign source of funding
empty
Country of origin
Type of organization providing the funding
Academic
Person responsible for general inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Islamic Azad University
Full name of responsible person
Marziye Talebi
Position
Student
Latest degree
Master
Other areas of specialty/work
Psychology
Street address
Shahrak Ekbatan Faz 2
City
Tehran
Province
Tehran
Postal code
1391936555
Phone
+98 919 227 0399
Email
marziyetalebi66@gmail.com
Person responsible for scientific inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Islamic Azad University
Full name of responsible person
Sogand Ghasemzadeh
Position
Assistant Professor
Latest degree
Ph.D.
Other areas of specialty/work
Psychology
Street address
Dr. Kardan Street, Faculty of Psychology, University of Tehran
City
Tehran
Province
Tehran
Postal code
1445983861
Phone
+98 21 8823 4811
Email
s.ghasemzadeh@ut.ac.ir
Person responsible for updating data
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Islamic Azad University
Full name of responsible person
Marziye Talebi
Position
Student
Latest degree
Master
Other areas of specialty/work
Psychology
Street address
Shahrak Ekbatan Faz 2
City
Tehran
Province
Tehran
Postal code
1391936555
Phone
+98 21 4459 8186
Fax
Email
marziyetalebi@gmail.com
Sharing plan
Deidentified Individual Participant Data Set (IPD)
Undecided - It is not yet known if there will be a plan to make this available
Study Protocol
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Statistical Analysis Plan
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Informed Consent Form
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Clinical Study Report
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Analytic Code
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Data Dictionary
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