neoplasms. fatigue. stress, psychological.
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group: 40 children and adolescents aged 2 to 18 years
diagnosed with malignant neoplasm receiving chemotherapy during the collection of biological material (saliva)
and submitted to clown intervention
Control group: 40 healthy children and adolescents aged 2 to 18 years
with no history of chronic disease / autoimmune / psychiatric disease
in followed up in one of the 5 Family Health Unitis, and presenting recent normal blood count
and without being submitted to clown intervention
Behavioural
Other
F04.754.137
Sponsors
Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo
Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo
Eligibility
Age
2 Years to 18 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Experimental group;Children and adolescents aged 2 to 18 years; of both sexes; diagnosed with malignant neoplasm; in any phase of chemotherapy; who present conscious, able to communicate verbally, reading and writing; Control group;Children and adolescents aged 2 to 18 years; with no history of chronic disease or autoimmune disease or psychiatric illness; followed up in one of the 5 Family Health Unitis; not be receiving medication at the time of selection or collection of biological samples; who present conscious, able to communicate verbally, reading and writing; presenting recent blood count data in normal levels;
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Experimental group;Patients with a history of chronic disease or autoimmune disease or psychiatric disease; patients receiving radiotherapy; patients in palliative care; patients using antidepressants or drugs which altering the mood; patients with clownfobia; patients with infectious conditions in activity; patients in the immediate postoperative period; Control group;Children and adolescents with infectious conditions in course; presence of fever in the last 48 hours; in use of systemic corticosteroids, inhaled or topical in the last 15 days;
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Decrease of stress levels and cancer-related fatigue after the clown intervention, verified by changes in the circadian rhythm of cortisol, alpha-amylase and pro inflammatory cytokines, from the observation of a range of at least 5% in the pre and post intervention measurements. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes are not expected | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactLuís Lopes Júnior
Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo
Outcome results
None listed