NCT01590524

Feasibility Study on the Effect of Complementary Methods as Supportive Interventions for Parents of Children With Cancer

Randomized Control Trial for the Effect of Guided Imagery and Progressive Muscle Relaxation in Reducing Anxiety for Parents of Hospitalized Children With Cancer

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 52 (actual)
• Sponsor: Cyprus University of Technology · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether Guided Imagery and Progressive Muscle relaxation are effective as stress reducing techniques in parents of hospitalized children with cancer.

Detailed description

Having a children with cancer can be a source of stress for parents during hospitalization. The stress experienced by the parents can negatively influence their functionality, daily activities, psychological state and also their physical condition. The studies in the literature have mainly focused on the child rather than the parent, and studies specifically for guided imagery are scarce. Since the parents are often neglected by the healthcare professionals during the stress evoking period of hospitalization, this study will test the effectiveness of complementary methods in improving the psychological state of the parents.

Conditions

• Anxiety
• Stress
• Mood
• Coping

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Guided Imagery and Progressive Muscle Relaxation	Daily implementation of the guided imagery and progressive muscle relaxation techniques additionally to weekly supervised sessions.

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-04-01
• Primary completion: 2014-09-01
• Completion: 2014-10-01
• First posted: 2012-05-03
• Last updated: 2014-10-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Cyprus