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IRCT20230923059493N1 IRCT 2023-12-26 Iran University of Medical Sciences The effect of story therapy on anxiety of children with cancer The effect of story therapy on anxiety of children with cancer undergoing chemotherapy 2023-01-30 anticipated 40 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/72837 interventional Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Single blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Supportive, Randomization description: In this study, the Block Randomization method was used using block size of four. The website https://www.sealedenvelope.com was used to generate randomized sequences. For the concealment, each patient was assigned a unique code through this website. The randomized list and unique codes were provided to a researcher who was not involved in the intervention, and he determined which group each patient would be placed in, Blinding description: Physician blinding: In this study, the outcome assessor was blinded. The outcome score was calculated using a questionnaire. The researcher who gave the questionnaire to the subjects and calculated the outcome score did not know which of the groups each of the studied subjects was placed in. 3 Anxiety. Intervention 1: Intervention group: In this group, patients participated in a weekly storytelling class, , for 10 weeks (1.30 hours per session). The story telling program included 11 stories with different educational goals, including deep breathing and respiratory relaxation, self-acceptance, teaching various emotions and problem solving, understanding feelings of worry and how to deal with it, separation anxiety from the primary caregivers, understanding different experiences in hospital, understanding chemotherapy and its side effects, self-confidence, self-efficacy, individual capabilities, Accepting people's differences (physical weaknesses), understanding anger and anger management, Social skills & friendships. Intervention 2: Control group: In this group, the patients did not participate in any storytelling class or other psychological treatments to reduce anxiety. Undecided - It is not yet known if there will be a plan to make this available Justification or reason for indecision in sharing IPD is There is no further information
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Tehran Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1916883583 +98 21 2260 7152 afsanehehtesham@gmail.com Iran University of Medical Sciences Iran (Islamic Republic of) Parent's consent to participate in the study Children aged 6 to 18 Children with cancer (Types of cancer) undergoing chemotherapy 6 years 19 years Both Lack of physical and mental ability of the patient to participate in storytelling sessions Patients with history of other congenital anomalies and a history of psychological diseases Taking anti-anxiety drugs F41.9 Anxiety disorder, unspecified Behavior Other Intervention group: In this group, patients participated in a weekly storytelling class, , for 10 weeks (1.30 hours per session). The story telling program included 11 stories with different educational goals, including deep breathing and respiratory relaxation, self-acceptance, teaching various emotions and problem solving, understanding feelings of worry and how to deal with it, separation anxiety from the primary caregivers, understanding different experiences in hospital, understanding chemotherapy and its side effects, self-confidence, self-efficacy, individual capabilities, Accepting people's differences (physical weaknesses), understanding anger and anger management, Social skills & friendships. Control group: In this group, the patients did not participate in any storytelling class or other psychological treatments to reduce anxiety. Anxiety rate. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 10 sessions after the intervention. Method of measurement: Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale. Iran University of Medical Sciences Approved 2023-01-21 Research Ethics Committees of School of Medicine - Iran University of Medical Sciences Iran university of medical science, Next to Milad Tower, Hemmat Highway Tehran Tehran Iran (Islamic Republic of)