CREATE: Art for Children With Cancer
CREATE: Clinical Research Examining the Arts as Targeted Elements in Childhood Cancer Care
OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
72 participants
Jun 4, 2024
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
This clinical trial is being done to develop and test how well creative arts interventions (drawing, painting, making sculptures) compared to watching videos can affect symptoms and impact the quality of life in children with cancer. Creative arts mind-body interventions (CrA) are one type of complementary health interventions which have been associated with improved quality of life and reduced symptom burden among children with cancer. CrA is an ideal intervention for children with cancer due to the long hours spent in the hospital setting for treatments, the creativity and developmental focus of children, and their potential ability to communicate more easily through art than words. Researchers want to develop and test a CrA intervention to help improve symptoms and the quality of life of children with cancer.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria5
- Aged 8 to 13 years of age
- Have been diagnosed with cancer of any type in the prior 12 months
- Be English literate (we will amend this criterium when the study surveys are validated in Spanish). Parent/caregiver of child participant may be Spanish speaking
- Physically and cognitively able to participate in creative arts
- Expected to receive enough treatment at local site to participate in all four intervention sessions
Exclusion Criteria2
- Not English literate
- Otherwise unable to complete study procedures
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Interventions
Participate in CrA
Participate in art focus group, art-making
Watch videos
Ancillary studies
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NCT06342453