Clinical trial · Interventional
Efficacy of Psychological Intervention for Children With Cancer
Efficacy of Psychological Intervention for Children With Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trail
- 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 study will be conductued at the Pediatric Oncology Department of the Children's Hospital, PIMS Islamabad, over the peroid of six months. This single-blinded, two-arm RCT study will involve 80 children aged 8 to 16 years with maligancies recieving chemotherapy. Participants will be randomly allocated to either interventional or CBT group which will recieve weekly five sessions of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) or the control group, which will recieve the usual care. CBT session will be contducted by Clinical Psychologist will last 30-35 minutes. Outcomes will be measured at Baseine and one month post intervention using Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS) and Pediatric Quality of Life Generic Core Score 4.0.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical Anxiety | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Clinical Depression | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Quality of Life | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interventiion or CBT Group | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Interventional Group
- description
- The Intervention or CBT group included 40 children aged 8-16 years with malignancies recieving chemotherapy. They will recieve weekly five sessions of CBT (30-35 minutes per session)
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Interventiion or CBT Group
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control or Usual Care Group
- description
- The Control or No Intervention Group also known as Comparision Group or Usual Group will recieve the standard care or usual care for their condition. It will serve as a baseline for the CBT or Intervention Group.
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS)
- timeFrame
- Baseline (before the intervention) and one month post intervention (after the five weekly sessions of CBT)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 8 Years
- Maximum age
- 16 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Eligibility Criteria: Inclusion Criteria: 1. Children aged 16-18 years 2. Diagnosed with malignancy 3. Recieving chemotherapy at the Pediatric Oncology Department of PIMS Islamabad 4. Able to understand and participate in CBT sessions 5. Parent/Caregiver consent and child assent Exlusion Criteria: 1. Children with severe cognitive impairment or intellectual disability 2. Children with a comorbid medical conditions 3. Children whose parents or caregivers are unable to provide consent
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