Art-Based Emotion Regulation Program

Adolescents receiving cancer treatment often experience increased anxiety, difficulties in emotion regulation, and a high symptom burden due to treatment-related physical effects and psychosocial stressors. Supportive, non-pharmacological interventions that promote emotional regulation are therefore needed. The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the effect of an art-based emotion regulation program on anxiety levels, emotion regulation skills, and symptom burden in adolescents undergoing cancer treatment. This single-blind, parallel-group randomized controlled study will include 60 adolescents aged 10-18 years receiving cancer treatment at Gazi University Health Application and Research Center and Etlik City Hospital Pediatric Hematology-Oncology units between January 30, 2026 and March 20, 2027. Participants will be randomly assigned to either the intervention group or the control group. The intervention group will receive a 4-week art-based emotion regulation program, while the control group will receive routine care. Outcomes will be assessed using validated self-report measures at baseline and at the end of the intervention period.

Sex

All

Minimum age

10 Years

Maximum age

18 Years

* Inclusion Criteria for the Study:

  1. Receiving cancer treatment for at least 6 months,
  2. Aged between 10 and 18 years,
  3. The participant and their parent/guardian consent to participate in the study and provide written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Those who have experienced a significant life event (death, relocation, etc.) unrelated to their illness in the last six months,
2. Those who have not received chemotherapy treatment,
3. Those in the terminal stage,
4. Those with a severe psychological diagnosis and taking medication

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