Patient's and Caregiver's Expectations and Preferences Concerning Art Therapy Activities for Cancer Support

Cancer Clinical Trial

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Official title:

Patient's and Caregiver's Expectations and Preferences Concerning Art Therapy Activities for Cancer Support in Light of Founding an Art Therapy Centre

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03705052
• Other study ID #: AZGS2018026
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: May 22, 2018
• Est. completion date: August 22, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: October 2018
• Source: General Hospital Groeninge
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Cancer patients and their caregivers often experience difficulties in coping with the cancer diagnosis and the treatment that follows. Creative art therapy could support cancer patients and their caregivers in coping with these issues by using their creativity and self-expression. The aim of this study for the investigator's research team is to create a clear image of what cancer patients and their caregivers expect of supportive care to help them coping with cancer diagnosis, cancer therapy and life after cancer. This is a prospective, interventional study. Cancer patients and their caregivers will be approached to participate in this study. They will be asked to complete a questionnaire about their satisfaction with the current support they get to help them coping with cancer diagnosis, cancer therapy and life after cancer and whether they would like to participate in an art therapy program, which art therapy forms they would like to participate in, how they would like them to be organized, etc.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 169
• Est. completion date: August 22, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: June 22, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Dutch speaking patients and caregivers

• Patients and caregivers presenting at the outpatient clinic, including the day-care clinic and follow up visits

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cancer
• Psychological Distress

Intervention

Other:
• Questionnaire
Patients and caregivers were asked to complete a questionnaire

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Belgium	General Hospital Groeninge, Cancer Center	Kortrijk

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
General Hospital Groeninge

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Belgium, 

References & Publications (4)

Bar-Sela G, Atid L, Danos S, Gabay N, Epelbaum R. Art therapy improved depression and influenced fatigue levels in cancer patients on chemotherapy. Psychooncology. 2007 Nov;16(11):980-4. — View Citation

Geue K, Goetze H, Buttstaedt M, Kleinert E, Richter D, Singer S. An overview of art therapy interventions for cancer patients and the results of research. Complement Ther Med. 2010 Jun-Aug;18(3-4):160-70. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2010.04.001. Epub 2010 May 15. Review. — View Citation

Visser A, Op 't Hoog M. Education of creative art therapy to cancer patients: evaluation and effects. J Cancer Educ. 2008;23(2):80-4. doi: 10.1080/08858190701821204. — View Citation

Walsh SM, Martin SC, Schmidt LA. Testing the efficacy of a creative-arts intervention with family caregivers of patients with cancer. J Nurs Scholarsh. 2004;36(3):214-9. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Response rate		At study inclusion
Secondary	Activities of interest assessed by questionnary		At study inclusion
Secondary	Preference on organization of activities evaluated by questionnary		At study inclusion
Secondary	Patient or caregiver characteristics (sex, age, diagnosis) collected by questionnary		At study inclusion