Evaluating the Effectiveness of Art Therapy on Mood, Anxiety, and Pain Levels in Cancer Patients

NCT ID: NCT02659345

Last Updated: 2017-01-26

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 50 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2015-05-31
• Study Completion Date: 2017-01-25

Brief Summary

Participants in this research study are asked to tell about their experience with art therapy. Participants in this research study are currently receiving chemotherapy treatment for cancer. The purpose of this study is to learn how art therapy affects mood, anxiety, pain, and emotions of individuals with cancer who are undergoing chemotherapy.

Detailed Description

In this single-center single-arm non-controlled descriptive study, we aim to describe the effects of a single art therapy session on a cancer patient's mood, pain, anxiety level.

Primary Objectives

• To assess the effect of art therapy on the cancer patient's mood
• To assess the effect of art therapy on the cancer patient's anxiety
• To assess the effect of art therapy on the cancer patient's pain

Secondary Objectives

• To explore differences in response to art therapy by ethnic group, race, age, sex, caregiver support, cancer diagnosis, reason for visit, and marital status
• To explore differences in response to art therapy by primary concern expressed by patients during art therapy sessions

Conditions

Cancer

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Art Therapy

The art therapy intervention will be executed by an art therapist at the Cancer Center. The same art therapy practices that are utilized in daily practice will be employed in this study. The intervention will include assessment of patient's needs and goals in addition to utilization of various art modalities. Sessions will conclude with processing of the art and supportive counseling as appropriate. Pilot testing of the intervention has been performed informally at Maroone Cancer Center with positive feedback provided by patients and their support systems to the physicians, nurses, and art therapist. Change in pain, emotional distress, depression, adn anxiety will be measured by the emotions thermometer.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Emotions Thermometer

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

The Emotions Thermometer, was chosen to assess patients' mood, anxiety level, and pain scale for this study. For patient ease, the study team chose to utilize a scale of 1-10 for all subjective measurements to be obtained from patients (mood and anxiety level). The study team included the thermometer image to mirror the NCCN Guidelines Version Distress Management Screening tool, for measuring distress and mood level. This screening tool has been shown to be effective in assessing patient distress and mood in oncology patients with ease of use in patients and utility in providers.

Art Therapy

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Each participant will participate in a private art therapy session with the Art Therapist for 50 minutes. The participant will have a choice of materials to work with, including painting, drawing, clay, and collage materials. The session will conclude with processing of the art and supportive counseling.

Interventions

Emotions Thermometer

The Emotions Thermometer, was chosen to assess patients' mood, anxiety level, and pain scale for this study. For patient ease, the study team chose to utilize a scale of 1-10 for all subjective measurements to be obtained from patients (mood and anxiety level). The study team included the thermometer image to mirror the NCCN Guidelines Version Distress Management Screening tool, for measuring distress and mood level. This screening tool has been shown to be effective in assessing patient distress and mood in oncology patients with ease of use in patients and utility in providers.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Art Therapy

Each participant will participate in a private art therapy session with the Art Therapist for 50 minutes. The participant will have a choice of materials to work with, including painting, drawing, clay, and collage materials. The session will conclude with processing of the art and supportive counseling.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Subjects are able to give informed consent
• Any cancer diagnosis
• Actively undergoing any chemotherapy treatment at Maroone Cancer Center
• Patients who have never utilized art therapy at Maroone Cancer Center
• Speaks, reads, and writes in English
• Able and willing to participate in an art therapy session at Maroone Cancer Center

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients without cancer diagnosis
• Patients not actively undergoing chemotherapy at Maroone Cancer Center
• Individuals unable to complete art therapy activities independently due to physical and/or mental impairment
• Under 18 years of age (minors)
• Patients who have dementia or a legal guardian
• Unable to speak, read, and write in English
• Patients who have previously utilized art therapy at Maroone Cancer Center

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Steven Roshon, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Cleveland Clinic Florida

Locations

Maroone Cancer Center - Cleveland Clinic Florida

Weston, Florida, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

CASE5Z15

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id