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Development of psychological therapy for children with cancer

Psycho-behavioural and Cognitive Functioning of Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Development and Feasibility of A Composite Psychological Intervention Module

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2017/10/010181
Enrollment
90
Registered
2017-10-24
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-10-17

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- acute lymphoblastic leukemia Health Condition 2: C910- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia [ALL] Health Condition 3: C910- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia [ALL]

Interventions

Intervention1: Composite Psychological Intervention Module: total duration: approximately 11 sessions lasting for 8-11 weeks. (1-2 sessions per week) Details: Cognitive: 3 sessions 45 minutes each

Sponsors

Self
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia who are in maintenance phase. (2)Male and female between 8 to 12 years (to ensure more homogenous sample in terms of developmental milestone achievements) (3)Literate parents giving consent and children giving assent to participate (4)Children belonging to Delhi-NCR

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Children with other types of cancer and comorbid chronic physical illness 2. IQ 3. Diagnosis of psychiatric illness 4. Any sensory or neurological impairment which would affect assessment and/or intervention 5. Uncooperative children and parents

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Behaviour (measured through Child behaviour checklist) Post traumatic stress disorder sym,ptoms (measured through PTSD symptoms checklist) Quality of life (measured through PedsQOL Neuropsychological functioning (measured through NIMHANS neuropsychological batter) Conflicts/stressors (measured through Darw a person test)Timepoint: Assessments would be done at 3 different time points at baseline just after the recruitment, at the end of the intervention, and finally at the end of 6 months of the completion of the intervention.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Caregiver burden (maesured through caregiver burden scale) screening for diagnosable psychiatric disorder (measured through general health questionnaire) stress (measured through perceived stress scale) coping (measured through Coping Health inventory (CHIP) PTSD symptoms in parents (measured through PTSD Checklist ââ?¬â?? Civilian Version (PCL-C) Timepoint: Assessments would be done at 3 different time points at baseline just after the recruitment, at the end of the intervention, and finally at the end of 6 months of the completion of the intervention.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactTanuja Kaushal

Department of Psychiatry, AIIMS,New Delhi

dr.sujatasatapathy@gmail.com7290847715

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026