Clinical trial · Interventional
Feasibility Study on the Effect of Complementary Methods as Supportive Interventions for Parents of Children With Cancer
Randomized Control Trial for the Effect of Guided Imagery and Progressive Muscle Relaxation in Reducing Anxiety for Parents of Hospitalized Children With Cancer
NCT01590524CI-TRIAL-00015805completedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The purpose of this study is to determine whether Guided Imagery and Progressive Muscle relaxation are effective as stress reducing techniques in parents of hospitalized children with cancer.
Conditions
Conditions (4)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anxiety | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Coping | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Mood | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Stress | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guided Imagery and Progressive Muscle Relaxation | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- CAM group
- description
- Subjects receiving the interventions and standard psychological care
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Guided Imagery and Progressive Muscle Relaxation
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- No-CAM group
- description
- Parents receiving only standard psychological care
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Changes in the number of Participants with anxiety
- timeFrame
- 1 week, 2 week, 3 week , 4 week
- description
- Participants response to the complementary and alternative intervention will be measured through their scores on the Hamilton Anxiety Scale
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * willingness to participate * having a child with childhood cancer been hospitalized for 4 weeks * have a child (0-18) of age with childhood cancer * able to speak and write Greek fluently * no previous experience with CAM techniques Exclusion Criteria: * receiving drug therapy for stress * using another CAM technique during the study * parents of children receiving palliative care
References
Publications (0)
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