Clinical trial · Interventional
My Hospital Buddy Ida: AR-CBT for Children With Cancer
Augmented Reality-Supported Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Children With Cancer: A Three-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial
- 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 goal of this clinical trial is to learn if an augmented reality (AR) mobile app-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program can help children aged 6 to 12 years who are being treated for cancer cope with treatment-related distress and improve their quality of life. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does an AR-supported CBT app improve health-related quality of life compared with the same CBT content delivered on paper, and compared with usual care? * Does the AR-CBT app improve resilience, emotional and behavioral functioning, anxiety, and treatment-related symptoms such as nausea and fatigue, compared with the other two groups? Researchers will compare three groups: an AR-CBT group using a smartphone/tablet app called "My Hospital Buddy Ida," a Standard CBT group receiving the same content through a printed workbook, and a usual care control group, to see if the AR app leads to greater improvement in quality of life and related outcomes. Participants will: * Be randomly assigned to one of the three groups * Complete a 12-module, 9-session CBT and Child Life program (AR-CBT and Standard CBT groups) or continue usual hospital care (control group) * Complete questionnaires about quality of life, resilience, emotional and behavioral symptoms, anxiety, and treatment-related symptoms before and after the program (approximately 9 to 12 weeks later)
Conditions
Conditions (4)
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 | — |
| Cancer-Related Distress | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Pediatric Cancer | Childhood Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Quality of Life | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Augmented Reality-Supported CBT ("My Hospital Buddy Ida") | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Standard CBT (Printed Workbook) | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- AR-CBT (My Hospital Buddy Ida)
- description
- Children received a 12-module, 9-session cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and Child Life program delivered through "My Hospital Buddy Ida," a smartphone/tablet augmented reality (AR) application with an interactive AR companion character, in addition to usual hospital care.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Augmented Reality-Supported CBT ("My Hospital Buddy Ida")
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Standard CBT (Printed Workbook)
- description
- Children received the same 12-module, 9-session CBT and Child Life program content as the AR-CBT arm, delivered through a printed workbook rather than the AR application, in addition to usual hospital care.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Standard CBT (Printed Workbook)
- type
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 6 Years
- Maximum age
- 12 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of any childhood cancer * Currently within the first 4 months of chemotherapy treatment * Has completed at least 1 prior chemotherapy cycle * Sufficient Turkish language ability to complete study measures * Presence of a literate caregiver able to provide consent and assist with study procedures Exclusion Criteria: * Chronic illness other than cancer * Diagnosed brain disease * Epilepsy * Severe neurodevelopmental or neurological disorder * Clouded consciousness or delirium * History of motion sickness * Sensory or cognitive impairment precluding use of the AR application
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