Health Condition 1: F068- Other specified mental disorders due to known physiological condition
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Male and female children with cancers (all types of Leukemia, solid tumors, and other cancers) aged 5- 12 years. Children active treatment (6 months after diagnosis and treatment so that they are able to participate in this study), maintenance (1.5-2 years after diagnosis), and first year of survivorship. Average IQ on screening. Assent from children and written consent from chief caregivers. Patients not exposed to computer based or manual cognitive training or psychosocial-behavioural intervention earlier.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Children having clinical/medical diagnosis of co-morbid psychiatric conditions, mental retardation, seizures/head injury, autism, conduct disorder, ODD, and any major medical illness will be excluded from the study. Children of parents unwilling to provide written consents would be excluded from the study. Children of parents unwilling to participate in the parents rating of improvement
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvements in Neuro-cognitive and psycho-behavioural deficits. CBCL- Parents rated behavioural problems.Timepoint: Baseline Immediate Post-intervention 3 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sensitization of family membersTimepoint: Baseline | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Department of Psychiatry, AIIMS, New Delhi