Clinical trial · Interventional
Comic Art Creation as Supportive Care in Cancer Patients and Caregivers
A Pilot Study to Test the Feasibility of Comic Art Creation for Symptom Management in Cancer Supportive Care
- 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)
This pilot clinical trial studies how well comic art creation works as supportive care in cancer patients and caregivers. Participating in a comic art creation workshop may help patients and their family members or friends share their medical experience through storytelling and drawings in a way that can, but does not have to, reflect the real world. It may also help improve emotional wellbeing and communication in cancer patients and caregivers.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caregiver | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Malignant Neoplasm | Malignant Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (4)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Therapy | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Interview | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Quality-of-Life Assessment | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Questionnaire Administration | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Workshop A (10 weeks - comic art creation workshop)
- description
- Patients and a family member, caretaker, or friend participate in an artist-led comic art therapy workshop over 2 hours once a week for 10 weeks. Patients and participants receive a range of assignments that focus on creative art and experimentation with materials and storytelling in order to make a series of small handmade books that relate directly or indirectly to their experience with cancer. Patients undergo a qualitative interview over approximately 45 minutes and complete validated questionnaires within 4 weeks prior to the workshop and midway through the workshop.
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Art Therapy
- Other: Interview
- Procedure: Quality-of-Life Assessment
- Other: Questionnaire Administration
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Workshop B and C (5 weeks - comic art creation workshop)
- description
- Patients participate in an artist-led comic art therapy workshop over 3 hours once a week for 5 weeks. Patients receive a range of assignments that focus on creative art and experimentation with materials and storytelling in order to make a series of small handmade books that relate directly or indirectly to their experience with cancer. Patients undergo a qualitative interview over approximately 45 minutes and complete validated questionnaires within 4 weeks prior to the workshop.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Documented written informed consent of the participant * Workshop A (2017 - 10 weeks- City of Hope) * Either one of the following: * City of Hope (COH) cancer patient (all types and at any time point of their disease) OR * Caretaker/friend family member of the cancer patient * Workshops B and C (2018 - 5 weeks - City of Hope) * Cancer patients (all types and at any time point in their disease) * Note: documentation to confirm this eligibility criteria will not be requested; self-reporting as a cancer patient will be considered adequate * Ability read and speak English * Willingness and ability to complete the entire workshop, including the interviews and questionnaires (there is no predetermined qualification with regard to the ability to hold an artist tool; accommodations and creative solutions will be made to facilitate participation)
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