The Effect of Art Therapy on Physical and Psychological Symptoms of Breast Cancer Survivors

Breast Cancer Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of Group Art Therapy on Physical and Psychological Symptoms of Breast Cancer Survivors Receiving Hormonal Therapy

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02982421
• Other study ID #: 0304-16-RMC
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: July 24, 2016
• Last updated: December 1, 2016
• Start date: December 2016
• Est. completion date: June 2017

Study information

• Verified date: July 2016
• Source: Rabin Medical Center
• Contact: Johanna Czamanski-Cohen, PhD
• Phone: +972532775350
• Email: joczamanski[@]gmail.com
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Israel: Ethics Commission
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Art Therapy is a health profession in which art making is utilized as a means of expression and communication within a therapeutic and supportive relationship [1]. Art therapy has been shown to reduce psychological (anxiety, negative mood) and physical (pain, fatigue) symptoms which accompany many breast cancer patients and survivors [2-7]. Qualitative studies provide an initial understanding of the mechanisms through which art therapy facilitates symptom reduction [8]. Breast cancer patients have reported that art therapy provided them with access to emotional material otherwise inaccessible [9]. The goal of this study is to examine the effect of art making within a therapeutic framework on emotional awareness and acceptance.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 20
• Est. completion date: June 2017
• Est. primary completion date: May 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

Adult women (over age 18), breast cancer survivors without evidence of active illness, hebrew speaking and receiving preventative hormonal therapy for at least 6 months (steady state), receiving care at the survivor's clinic of Davidoff Medical Center

Exclusion Criteria:

A psychiatric diagnosis requiring medication, functional difficulties that affect the ability to handle art supplies, non-hebrew speaking, unwilling to answer the research questionnaires

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Supportive Care

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Breast Cancer
• Breast Neoplasms

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Group art therapy
Participants will engage in an art therapy group tailored at emotion expression related to the experience of breast cancer survivorship.
• Control
Participants will receive Psychoeducational material in the form of a lecture and will engage in the coloring of mandalas.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Israel	Rabin Medical center	Petah Tikva

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Rabin Medical Center

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Israel, 

References & Publications (9)

Archer S, Buxton S, Sheffield D. The effect of creative psychological interventions on psychological outcomes for adult cancer patients: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials. Psychooncology. 2015 Jan;24(1):1-10. doi: 10.1002/pon.3607. Review. — View Citation

Boehm K, Cramer H, Staroszynski T, Ostermann T. Arts therapies for anxiety, depression, and quality of life in breast cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2014;2014:103297. doi: 10.1155/2014/103297. Review. — View Citation

Collie K, Bottorff JL, Long BC. A narrative view of art therapy and art making by women with breast cancer. J Health Psychol. 2006 Sep;11(5):761-75. — View Citation

Monti DA, Peterson C, Kunkel EJ, Hauck WW, Pequignot E, Rhodes L, Brainard GC. A randomized, controlled trial of mindfulness-based art therapy (MBAT) for women with cancer. Psychooncology. 2006 May;15(5):363-73. — View Citation

Nainis N, Paice JA, Ratner J, Wirth JH, Lai J, Shott S. Relieving symptoms in cancer: innovative use of art therapy. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2006 Feb;31(2):162-9. — View Citation

Oster I, Svensk AC, Magnusson E, Thyme KE, Sjõdin M, Aström S, Lindh J. Art therapy improves coping resources: a randomized, controlled study among women with breast cancer. Palliat Support Care. 2006 Mar;4(1):57-64. — View Citation

Svensk AC, Oster I, Thyme KE, Magnusson E, Sjödin M, Eisemann M, Aström S, Lindh J. Art therapy improves experienced quality of life among women undergoing treatment for breast cancer: a randomized controlled study. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl). 2009 Jan;18(1):69-77. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2008.00952.x. — View Citation

Thyme KE, Sundin EC, Wiberg B, Oster I, Aström S, Lindh J. Individual brief art therapy can be helpful for women with breast cancer: a randomized controlled clinical study. Palliat Support Care. 2009 Mar;7(1):87-95. doi: 10.1017/S147895150900011X. — View Citation

Uttley L, Stevenson M, Scope A, Rawdin A, Sutton A. The clinical and cost effectiveness of group art therapy for people with non-psychotic mental health disorders: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis. BMC Psychiatry. 2015 Jul 7;15:151. doi: 10.1186/s12888-015-0528-4. Review. Erratum in: BMC Psychiatry. 2015;15:212. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Quality of Life: The FACT-B (Hahn et al, 2015)	36 item scale	Change from study start to end of intervention (8 weeks)	No
Secondary	The levels of Emotional Awareness Scale (LEAS; Lane et al, 1990)	20 item scale	Change from study start to end of intervention (8 weeks)	No
Secondary	Acceptance of Emotion Scale (AE; Weihs et al, 2008)	13 item scale	Change from study start to end of intervention (8 weeks)	No
Secondary	Emotional Approach Coping scales (Stanton et al., 2000)	36 item scale	Change from study start to end of intervention (8 weeks)	No
Secondary	The Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS)(Carlson & Brown, 2005).	15 item scale	Change from study start to end of intervention (8 weeks)	No
Secondary	Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) (Cohen, 1997)	20 item scale	Change from study start to end of intervention (8 weeks)	No
Secondary	The Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7) (Spitzer, Kroenke, Williams, & Löwe, 2006)	7 item scale	Change from study start to end of intervention (8 weeks)	No
Secondary	The Breast Cancer Prevention Trial (BCPT) Symptom Scales (Stanton et al., 2005)	23 item scale	Change from study start to end of intervention (8 weeks)	No