Effect of Therapeutic Storybook Series on Anxiety in Children Undergoing Chemotherapy
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Asmaa Rashad
- Where
- Egypt1 site in 1 countryChoose a country to see its sites
- Trial code
- Status
- Active, not recruiting
- People taking part
- 60 people enrolled
- Started
- 3 Nov 2026
- Expected to end
- 1 Jun 2027
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets no study treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- therapeutic Storybook Series ("Adam's Journey in the Kingdom of the Body"
- Record updated
- 13 November 2026
Who can take part
- Age
- 6 years to 10 years
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Cannot take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Age range between 6 and 10 years at the time of enrollment
- Ability of the child to understand and interact with the storybook content (verbally or non-verbally)
- Provision of written informed consent by a parent or legal guardian, along with verbal child assent
- Baseline Hospital Anxiety Scale (HAS) assessment completed prior to intervention start
Who cannot take part
- Children in critical medical condition or receiving end-of-life/palliative care at the time of screening
- Previous exposure to formal structured therapeutic storybook interventions prior to the study
- Inability or unwillingness of the parent/guardian to provide informed consent
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About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
Study Purpose: This study evaluates how a structured series of four illustrated therapeutic storybooks ("Adam's Journey in the Kingdom of the Body") helps reduce anxiety and build coping skills in children aged 6 to 10 years who are undergoing chemotherapy. How It Works: Children in the intervention group participate in four interactive storytelling sessions (20-30 minutes each, delivered twice weekly over two weeks) alongside their routine hospital care. A control group receives routine hospital care alone. Key Benefits: The storybooks use gentle metaphors and post-traumatic growth principles to help children understand their treatment, process their fears of procedures or side effects, and feel more confident and supported during their hospital journey.
The 2 groups in the trial
- Therapeutic Storybook Series + Routine CareTreatment being tested
participants receive the structured therapeutic storybook series ("Adam's Journey in the Kingdom of the Body") delivered in four individual sessions (20-30 minutes each, twice weekly over a two-week period) alongside routine hospital care.
Treatment: therapeutic Storybook Series ("Adam's Journey in the Kingdom of the Body"
- Routine Care OnlyNo study treatment, for comparison
Control Group (Routine Care Only)
Data and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Record updated
- 13 November 2026