The effect of story therapy on anxiety of children with cancer

The effect of story therapy on anxiety of children with cancer undergoing chemotherapy

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20230923059493N1

Enrollment

Registered

2023-12-26

Start date

2023-01-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-01-22

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Conditions

Anxiety. Anxiety disorder, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: In this group, patients participated in a weekly storytelling class, , for 10 weeks (1.30 hours per session). The story telling program included 11 stories with dif

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

6 Years to 19 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Parent's consent to participate in the study Children aged 6 to 18 Children with cancer (Types of cancer) undergoing chemotherapy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Lack of physical and mental ability of the patient to participate in storytelling sessions Patients with history of other congenital anomalies and a history of psychological diseases Taking anti-anxiety drugs

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Anxiety rate. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 10 sessions after the intervention. Method of measurement: Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAfsaneh Ehtesham

Iran University of Medical Sciences

afsanehehtesham@gmail.com+98 41 3724 6585

Outcome results

None listed

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