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The Effect of Mandala on Anxiety and Fear Levels in Children With Leukemia Before Intrathecal Chemotherapy Treatment

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 17 Feb 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

This study aims to examine the effect of mandala coloring activity, administered before intrathecal chemotherapy treatment in children with leukemia, on pre-procedure anxiety and fear in children. The main question this study aims to answer is: Does mandala coloring administered before intrathecal chemotherapy treatment reduce pre-procedure anxiety and fear in children with leukemia? Descriptive demographic data will be collected from the children who will be given mandalas. Data will be collected using an Anxiety Scale and a Fear Scale.

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
60 (estimated)
First submitted
23 Sept 2025
Start date
29 Sept 2025
Primary completion date
Aug 2026
Lead sponsor
Ege University
NCT number
NCT07203742

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Planned participants: 60
  • From 29 Sept 2025 to the primary completion date, Aug 2026
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Other

  • Cases that do not meet the inclusion criteria will be excluded from the study.

Who the study is looking for

  • The patient must be between 4 and 12 years of age.
  • The patient must be hospitalized and followed up at the Pediatric Hematology Clinic.
  • The patient must only be receiving leukemia treatment.
  • The patient must not have any other chronic diseases.
  • The patient must not have any systemic infections.
  • The patient has received at least two courses of intrathecal chemotherapy treatment
  • The patient does not have a diagnosis of psychological/mental symptoms as a side effect of chemotherapy treatment
  • Intrathecal treatment will be administered to the patient in accordance with the chemotherapy protocol
  • The patient and the caregiver parent are volunteers
  • The caregiver parent speaks Turkish and is open to communication.

Age in the registry: 4 years to 12 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Ege University Childrens Hospital
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IzmirTurkey (Türkiye)Recruiting

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