Developing play therapy on severity pain, sleep disturbance, resilience, improving parent- child interaction and parenting stress in children with abdominal pain

Developing play therapy based on resilience and Comparison of its effectiveness with cognitive behavioral play therapy on pain severity , sleep disturbance, resilience, improving parent- child interaction and parenting stress in children with functional abdominal pain

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20200131046320N1

Enrollment

Registered

2020-03-23

Start date

2018-07-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-04-21

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Conditions

Functional abdominal pain. Unspecified abdominal pain

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: play therapy based on Resilience Including Emotion recognition training, Problem solving, self-esteem, optimism and connecting with friends through play- 8 weekly

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

5 Years to 9 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients who have been diagnosed with gastrointestinal functional abdominal pain (child). 2. Patients are satisfied with the research (parent - child). Age range from 5 to 9 years (child).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who are in the acute phase of psychiatric disorders (eg, bipolar disorder, severe depression) (parent - child). Patients who have acute physical symptoms that prevent them from attending treatment (parent - child).

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Severity of Pain. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Abdominal Pain Questionnaire (APQ-1977),.;Sleep Disorders. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: sleep disturbance scale (SDS-1996).;Resiliency. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: children's resiliency scale.;Parent-Child Relationships. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Parent-Child Relationships scale (CPRS-1992).;Parenting Stress. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Parental Stress Scale (SPS-1995).	—

Measure

Time frame

Severity of Pain. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Abdominal Pain Questionnaire (APQ-1977),.;Sleep Disorders. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: sleep disturbance scale (SDS-1996).;Resiliency. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: children's resiliency scale.;Parent-Child Relationships. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Parent-Child Relationships scale (CPRS-1992).;Parenting Stress. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Parental Stress Scale (SPS-1995).

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactShekoufeh Nikneshan

Islamic Azad University

shnikneshan@gmail.com+98 31 3222 5729

Outcome results

None listed

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