Effect of Expressive Art Therapy on Quality of life in Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Efficacy of Expressive Art Therapy on Quality of life amongst Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Randomized Controlled Trial - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2023/11/059742

Enrollment

Registered

2023-11-09

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-11-13

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: C910- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia [ALL]

Interventions

Intervention1: Expressive Art Therapy, Treatment As Usual: Expressive art therapy session will be divided in two sessions

first will be creative art therapy and storytelling and second will be dance, music, movement therapy, which is novelty of our intervention. Therapy will be divided into 4 weeks apart into three stage

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Children diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia 2.Either gender 3.Age between 8-15 years 4.Expected survival > 1 year according to the judgement of the oncology team

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Critically ill children who are unable to communicate due to severity of illness 2. Significant cognitive impairment 3. Co-morbid diagnosed psychiatric condition

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To evaluate the change in QoL from baseline after 6- and 12-weeks treatment with TAU plus expressive art therapy versus TAU amongst children with ALL.Timepoint: Baseline, 6 weeks and 12 weeks	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To evaluate the change in anxiety from baseline after 6- and 12-weeks treatment with TAU plus expressive art therapy versus TAU amongst children with ALL. To evaluate the change in self-esteem from baseline after 6- and 12-weeks treatment with TAU plus expressive art therapy versus TAU amongst children with ALL. To evaluate the change in stress from baseline after 6- and 12-weeks treatment with TAU plus expressive art therapy versus TAU amongst children with ALL Timepoint: Baseline, 6 weeks,12 weeks	—

Measure

Time frame

To evaluate the change in anxiety from baseline after 6- and 12-weeks treatment with TAU plus expressive art therapy versus TAU amongst children with ALL. To evaluate the change in self-esteem from baseline after 6- and 12-weeks treatment with TAU plus expressive art therapy versus TAU amongst children with ALL. To evaluate the change in stress from baseline after 6- and 12-weeks treatment with TAU plus expressive art therapy versus TAU amongst children with ALL Timepoint: Baseline, 6 weeks,12 weeks

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Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Rajeev Ranjan

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna

rajeevranjan0087@gmail.com9717531800

Outcome results

None listed

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