Medical Clowning: Needs Assessment and Implication for Hospitalized Children With Cancer/Blood Disease

Hospitalized children who undergo painful procedures are more susceptible than others to experiencing iatrogenic effects, such as anxiety, pain, and severe stress. Clowns in clinical setting have been found to be effective in reducing children's experiences of these effects during hospitalization and before procedures. This article provides an overview of clowning in health care settings; reviews major studies conducted on clowning for hospitalized children, discussing evidence that clown interventions decrease pain and distress in pediatric patients; and concludes with a discussion of health care clowning as a profession.

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Key information

Conditions

Blood Disease Cancer Friendly Healthcare in Children Hematologic Diseases Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases Hospitalized Children Medical Clown Neoplasms

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

National Taiwan Universtiy Hospital

Taipei, 100, Taiwan

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

aged 4-18 children with cancer/blood disease and parents of children aged 0-18 years with cancer/blood disease

Exclusion criteria

older than aged 18

Treatment and study plan

Medical Clowning for children

Behavioral

Clowns in clinical setting have been found to be effective in reducing children's experiences of these effects during hospitalization and before procedures.

Primary outcomes

experience and influence from medical clowning for children and their parents

Time frame: 1 year

Children with cancer/blood disease and their parents would use self-report to complete the questionnaire after medical clowning. Using Face Rating Scale (1=very unhappy to 5=very happy) for measuring emotion state (pre-emotion for before medical clowning and post-emotion for after medical clowning). It can understand whether their emotion state change before/after medical clowning or not.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

National Taiwan University Hospital

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Medical Clowning: Needs Assessment, Implication, and Evaluation for Children and Adolescents With Cancer Using Child Friendly Healthcare

Important dates

Study start: 2018
Primary completion: 2020
Study completion: 2020
First posted: Jul 13, 2018
Registry last updated: Aug 10, 2020

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