The purpose of this study is to determine how parents of children with cancer rate a parent-delivered massage therapy educational program for usability and satisfaction, and if massage therapy, provided by parents to their child with cancer, reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression in the child, and parenting stress in the parent.
Conditions
Conditions (4)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
This group receives the massage intervention for a period of six weeks. Children and parents are asked to journal weekly for the six week period.
interventionNames
Procedure: Massage
Other: Journaling
type
NO_INTERVENTION
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2
description
The control group does not receive any massage intervention during the initial six weeks of the study. The children are asked to journal during this six week period.
interventionNames
Other: Journaling
Primary outcomes (1)
measure
To test the feasibility of the educational intervention in parent-delivered massage for children undergoing treatment for cancer at a paediatric oncology centre, to guide sample size estimation for a future randomized trial.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
Sex
All
Minimum age
6 Years
Maximum age
18 Years
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Children aged 6 to 18 years
* Children with a life expectancy of at least 12 weeks
* Children who are currently receiving active cancer care
Exclusion Criteria:
* Children under the age of 6
* Children with a life expectancy of less than 12 weeks
* Children not currently receiving active cancer care
References
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Period of study
Secondary outcomes (8)
measure
My Story
timeFrame
Week 6
measure
Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale
timeFrame
0, 6, 12 weeks
measure
Pediatric Inventory for Parents
timeFrame
0, 6, 12 weeks
measure
Stait-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Adults
timeFrame
0, 6, 12 weeks
measure
The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D) Scale
timeFrame
0, 6, 12 weeks
measure
State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children
timeFrame
0, 6, 12 weeks
measure
Parent Journals
timeFrame
Weekly for 6 weeks
measure
Child Journals
timeFrame
Weekly for 6 weeks
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