Clinical trial · Interventional
Motivation Program for Children With Cancer
Investigation Into the Impact of Technology-Based Motivation Program Applied to the Children Followed With Cancer Diagnosis and Their Families: A Randomized Controlled Study
- 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)
Purpose: To determine the effectiveness of the technology-based motivation program implemented with children with cancer diagnosis and their primary caregivers. Methods: This randomized controlled trial was completed with 31 children and 31 primary caregivers between the ages of 9 and18, who were being treated for cancer. A 10-week "Technology Based Motivation Program" was given to the intervention group. "State/ Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children", "Paediatric Quality of Life Inventory", "Paediatric Cancer Coping Scale", "State and Trait Anxiety Inventory," and "Process Evaluation Forms" were administered. Chi-square test, Fisher-Exact test, Independent Sample-t test, Man-Whitney U test, Wilcoxon test, Pearson and Spearman correlation coefficients were used for data analysis.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Childhood Cancer | Childhood Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technology Based Motivation Program | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Intervention
- description
- This study was carried out with two groups. Technology Based Motivation Program were used for the intervention group.
- interventionNames
- Other: Technology Based Motivation Program
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control
- description
- No application was made to the control group, standard procedure was followed.
Primary outcomes (4)
- measure
- Anxiety levels of the children
- timeFrame
- baseline (Initial interview) and through study completion (10th week)
- description
- State/ Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children: 20 items for the State Anxiety, 20 items for the Trait Anxiety. The scores on the scale range from 20 to 60, and a high score indicates high anxiety.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 9 Years
- Maximum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: For children: * Those having received cancer treatment (leukaemia, lymphomas and solid tumours), * Those aged 9-18 years, * Those who speak Turkish, * Those who have internet access on their smart phone or computer, * Self and primary caregiver having agreed to participate in the study, and * Those who can continue the research for 9 weeks (Trying progressive relaxation exercises, breathing exercises and imagination at least twice a week). For primary caregivers: * Those who speak Turkish, * Those who are literate, * Those who have internet access on their smart phones and computers, * Those who agree to participate in the research, and * Those who can continue the research for 9 weeks (Trying progressive relaxation exercises at least twice a week). Exclusion Criteria: * Those who do not agree to participate in the research, * Those who have experienced significant life events in the last 6 months (migration, death, divorce etc.), * The presence of another important disease in the family that can increase stress and prevent coping, and * Those who do not have internet access.
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDKisecik Sengul Z, Kilicarslan E. Investigation into the impact of technology-based motivation program applied to children following cancer diagnosis and their families: a randomized controlled study. BMC Psychol. 2025 Aug 2;13(1):857. doi: 10.1186/s40359-025-03163-4. PMID 40753403