Clinical trial · Interventional
Patient's and Caregiver's Expectations and Preferences Concerning Art Therapy Activities for Cancer Support
Patient's and Caregiver's Expectations and Preferences Concerning Art Therapy Activities for Cancer Support in Light of Founding an Art Therapy Centre
- 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)
Cancer patients and their caregivers often experience difficulties in coping with the cancer diagnosis and the treatment that follows. Creative art therapy could support cancer patients and their caregivers in coping with these issues by using their creativity and self-expression. The aim of this study for the investigator's research team is to create a clear image of what cancer patients and their caregivers expect of supportive care to help them coping with cancer diagnosis, cancer therapy and life after cancer. This is a prospective, interventional study. Cancer patients and their caregivers will be approached to participate in this study. They will be asked to complete a questionnaire about their satisfaction with the current support they get to help them coping with cancer diagnosis, cancer therapy and life after cancer and whether they would like to participate in an art therapy program, which art therapy forms they would like to participate in, how they would like them to be organized, etc.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Psychological Distress | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Questionnaire | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- OTHER
- label
- Intervention
- description
- Patients and caregivers were asked to complete a questionnaire
- interventionNames
- Other: Questionnaire
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Response rate
- timeFrame
- At study inclusion
Secondary outcomes (3)
- measure
- Activities of interest assessed by questionnary
- timeFrame
- At study inclusion
- measure
- Preference on organization of activities evaluated by questionnary
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Dutch speaking patients and caregivers * Patients and caregivers presenting at the outpatient clinic, including the day-care clinic and follow up visits
References
Publications (4)
- BACKGROUNDVisser A, Op 't Hoog M. Education of creative art therapy to cancer patients: evaluation and effects. J Cancer Educ. 2008;23(2):80-4. doi: 10.1080/08858190701821204. PMID 18569242
- BACKGROUNDGeue K, Goetze H, Buttstaedt M, Kleinert E, Richter D, Singer S. An overview of art therapy interventions for cancer patients and the results of research. Complement Ther Med. 2010 Jun-Aug;18(3-4):160-70. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2010.04.001. Epub 2010 May 15. PMID 20688262
- BACKGROUNDBar-Sela G, Atid L, Danos S, Gabay N, Epelbaum R. Art therapy improved depression and influenced fatigue levels in cancer patients on chemotherapy. Psychooncology. 2007 Nov;16(11):980-4. doi: 10.1002/pon.1175. PMID 17351987
- BACKGROUNDWalsh SM, Martin SC, Schmidt LA. Testing the efficacy of a creative-arts intervention with family caregivers of patients with cancer. J Nurs Scholarsh. 2004;36(3):214-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2004.04040.x. PMID 15495489