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NCT Number: NCT06524050

Puppet Show and Storytelling Effect Among Children With Cancer

Objective The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of puppet show and storytelling effect on oral medication adherence and negative emotions among children with cancer.

Methods A non-equivalent control group pre-test and post-test, between subjects design was conducted in the Maternity & Children Hospital Bisha, Al-Namas General Hospital, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Suez Canal University Hospital at Egypt. A total of 100 children (ages 3-12) admitted for treatments in this hospital were invited to participate in the study. Of the 100 paediatric patients; 50 received puppet show and storytelling interventions and 50 received usual care.

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Key information

Conditions

Children With Cancer

Age range

3 year–13 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Abeer

Cairo, Egypt

About this study

Hospitalization is a stressful and threatening experience, which can be emotionally devastating to children with cancer. Pediatric nurses play interventions such as puppet show and storytelling have been used to promote oral medication adherence for children with cancer also to help them to overcome their negative emotions during hospitalization

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • children with cancer who were diagnosed with the disease
  • stay in the hospital for a minimum of three days in a row.
  • The children were aged between three and twelve.

Exclusion criteria

  • Children who were getting palliative care
  • weren't enrolled in a comparable program
  • those with recognized cognitive
  • learning disabilities were not included in our sample

Treatment and study plan

Standard Care

Behavioral

standard care

Primary outcomes

  1. Measurment tool: Questionnaire Evaluate the effectiveness of puppet shows and storytelling effect on oral medication adherence and negative emotions among children with cancer

    Time frame: 12 weeks

    Puppet Show and Storytelling Effect on Oral Medication Adherence and Negative Emotions among Children with Cancer

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Abeer Abd Elwahed Almowafy

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Puppet Show and Storytelling Effect on Oral Medication Adherence and Negative Emotions Among Children With Cancer

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
Jul 29, 2024
Registry last updated
Jul 29, 2024

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