NCT07348900Completed
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 · Last updated 15 Sept 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
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.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 64 (actual)
- First submitted
- 9 Jan 2026
- Start date
- 15 Nov 2024
- Primary completion date
- 7 May 2025
- Lead sponsor
- Akdeniz University
- Diseases
- Childhood cancers
- NCT number
- NCT07348900
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 64
- From 15 Nov 2024 to the primary completion date, 7 May 2025
- 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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Prior treatment
- 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
Who the study is looking for
- 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
Age in the registry: 4 years to 10 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akdeniz University Hospital, Pediatric Oncology and Hematology Clinic Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Antalya | Turkey (Türkiye) | Unknown status |
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