The effect of play-based occupational therapy on symptoms and participation in activities of daily living of hospitalized children with cancer receiving chemotherapy

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2016080829260N1

Enrollment

Registered

2016-09-12

Start date

2016-05-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Neoplasms. Malignant neoplasms, stated or presumed to be primary, of specified sites, except of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: 8 sessions of individualized play-based occupational therapy (45 minutes). Intervention 2: Control group: Occupational therapy routine interventions (sensorimotor)

Rehabilitation

Intervention group: 8 sessions of individualized play-based occupational therapy (45 minutes).

Control group: Occupational therapy routine interventions (sensorimotor) if needed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

7 Years to 12 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Childhood cancer diagnosis; receiving at least one inpatient chemotherapy period; 4 scores in pain (faces pain scale) and fatigue (visual fatigue scale) scales or 3 in anxiety (faces anxiety scale) scale; parents with literature abilities (persian) Exclusion criteria: Any change in chemotherapy protocol; denying participation up to 2 sessions; other medical conditions

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Therapy related symptoms. Timepoint: 1. pretreatment 2. after phase 1 treatment (session 4) 3. after discharge (session 8). Method of measurement: Therapy Related Symptom Checklist (TRSC).;Participation in activity of daily living. Timepoint: 1. pretreatment 2. after phase 1 treatment (session 4) 3. after discharge (session 8). Method of measurement: Iranian Children Participation Questionnaire (ICPQ).	—

Measure

Time frame

Therapy related symptoms. Timepoint: 1. pretreatment 2. after phase 1 treatment (session 4) 3. after discharge (session 8). Method of measurement: Therapy Related Symptom Checklist (TRSC).;Participation in activity of daily living. Timepoint: 1. pretreatment 2. after phase 1 treatment (session 4) 3. after discharge (session 8). Method of measurement: Iranian Children Participation Questionnaire (ICPQ).

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Pain. Timepoint: pre and post each therapy session. Method of measurement: faces pain scale.;Fatigue. Timepoint: pre and post each therapy session. Method of measurement: visual fatigue scale.;Anxiety. Timepoint: pre and post each therapy session. Method of measurement: faces anxiety scale.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAhmad Mohammadi

Iran University of Medical Sciences

aram_mohammadi25@yahoo.com+222 27124

Outcome results

None listed

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