Clinical trial · Interventional
Effect of Recreational Play Activities on Anxiety in Children Receiving Chemotherapy and Their Parents
The Effect of Nurse-Led Recreational Play Activities on Anxiety Levels of Children Undergoing Chemotherapy and Their Parents: A Quasi-Experimental Study
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 16, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260916-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This single-group pretest-posttest study evaluated changes in anxiety levels among children undergoing inpatient chemotherapy and their parents following nurse-led recreational play activities. Thirty-one child-parent pairs completed the study. Child anxiety was assessed using the Children's State Anxiety Scale, and parent anxiety was assessed using the State Anxiety Inventory Form-I immediately before and immediately after the recreational play intervention.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anxiety | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Pain | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse-Led Recreational Play Activities | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Nurse-Led Recreational Play Intervention
- description
- Children and their parents received structured play-based supportive care activities in addition to routine chemotherapy care.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Nurse-Led Recreational Play Activities
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Change in Children's State Anxiety Scale Score
- timeFrame
- Immediately before and immediately after the recreational play intervention, within the same session
- description
- The Children's State Anxiety Scale is a single-item visual scale used to assess children's state anxiety. Scores range from 0 to 10, with higher scores indicating greater state anxiety. Change was evaluated by comparing the scores obtained immediately before and immediately after the recreational play intervention.
Secondary outcomes (1)
- measure
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 4 Years
- Maximum age
- 10 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: Children aged 4-10 years who were hospitalized for chemotherapy treatment in the pediatric oncology and hematology clinic Willingness of both the child and parent to participate Written informed consent provided by the parent Parent able to read and write Turkish Exclusion Criteria: A major stressful life event unrelated to the illness during the previous six months, such as parental divorce, relocation, or death of a family member A clinically unstable condition preventing participation in recreational activities Terminal-stage disease
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