Clinical trial · Interventional
The Effect of Art Therapy on Physical and Psychological Symptoms of Breast Cancer Survivors
The Effect of Group Art Therapy on Physical and Psychological Symptoms of Breast Cancer Survivors Receiving Hormonal Therapy
- 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)
Art Therapy is a health profession in which art making is utilized as a means of expression and communication within a therapeutic and supportive relationship \[1\]. Art therapy has been shown to reduce psychological (anxiety, negative mood) and physical (pain, fatigue) symptoms which accompany many breast cancer patients and survivors \[2-7\]. Qualitative studies provide an initial understanding of the mechanisms through which art therapy facilitates symptom reduction \[8\]. Breast cancer patients have reported that art therapy provided them with access to emotional material otherwise inaccessible \[9\]. The goal of this study is to examine the effect of art making within a therapeutic framework on emotional awareness and acceptance.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Cancer | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Control | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Group art therapy | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Research
- description
- Group Art Therapy
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Group art therapy
- type
- SHAM_COMPARATOR
- label
- Control
- description
- Participants will receive Psychoeducational material in the form of a lecture and will engage in the coloring of mandalas.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Control
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Quality of Life: The FACT-B (Hahn et al, 2015)
- timeFrame
- Change from study start to end of intervention (8 weeks)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: Adult women (over age 18), breast cancer survivors without evidence of active illness, hebrew speaking and receiving preventative hormonal therapy for at least 6 months (steady state), receiving care at the survivor's clinic of Davidoff Medical Center Exclusion Criteria: A psychiatric diagnosis requiring medication, functional difficulties that affect the ability to handle art supplies, non-hebrew speaking, unwilling to answer the research questionnaires
References
Publications (9)
- BACKGROUNDUttley L, Stevenson M, Scope A, Rawdin A, Sutton A. The clinical and cost effectiveness of group art therapy for people with non-psychotic mental health disorders: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis. BMC Psychiatry. 2015 Jul 7;15:151. doi: 10.1186/s12888-015-0528-4. PMID 26149275
- BACKGROUNDArcher S, Buxton S, Sheffield D. The effect of creative psychological interventions on psychological outcomes for adult cancer patients: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials. Psychooncology. 2015 Jan;24(1):1-10. doi: 10.1002/pon.3607. Epub 2014 Jun 21. PMID 24953449
- BACKGROUNDMonti DA, Peterson C, Kunkel EJ, Hauck WW, Pequignot E, Rhodes L, Brainard GC. A randomized, controlled trial of mindfulness-based art therapy (MBAT) for women with cancer. Psychooncology. 2006 May;15(5):363-73. doi: 10.1002/pon.988. PMID 16288447
- BACKGROUNDNainis N, Paice JA, Ratner J, Wirth JH, Lai J, Shott S. Relieving symptoms in cancer: innovative use of art therapy. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2006 Feb;31(2):162-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2005.07.006. PMID 16488349
- BACKGROUNDOster I, Svensk AC, Magnusson E, Thyme KE, Sjodin M, Astrom S, Lindh J. Art therapy improves coping resources: a randomized, controlled study among women with breast cancer. Palliat Support Care. 2006 Mar;4(1):57-64. doi: 10.1017/s147895150606007x. PMID 16889324
- BACKGROUNDSvensk AC, Oster I, Thyme KE, Magnusson E, Sjodin M, Eisemann M, Astrom S, Lindh J. Art therapy improves experienced quality of life among women undergoing treatment for breast cancer: a randomized controlled study. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl). 2009 Jan;18(1):69-77. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2008.00952.x. PMID 19473224
- BACKGROUNDThyme KE, Sundin EC, Wiberg B, Oster I, Astrom S, Lindh J. Individual brief art therapy can be helpful for women with breast cancer: a randomized controlled clinical study. Palliat Support Care. 2009 Mar;7(1):87-95. doi: 10.1017/S147895150900011X.