The Effect of Art Therapy on Physical and Psychological Symptoms of Breast Cancer Survivors

NCT ID: NCT02982421

Last Updated: 2016-12-05

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-12-31

Study Completion Date

2017-06-30

Brief Summary

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Art Therapy is a health profession in which art making is utilized as a means of expression and communication within a therapeutic and supportive relationship \[1\]. Art therapy has been shown to reduce psychological (anxiety, negative mood) and physical (pain, fatigue) symptoms which accompany many breast cancer patients and survivors \[2-7\]. Qualitative studies provide an initial understanding of the mechanisms through which art therapy facilitates symptom reduction \[8\]. Breast cancer patients have reported that art therapy provided them with access to emotional material otherwise inaccessible \[9\]. The goal of this study is to examine the effect of art making within a therapeutic framework on emotional awareness and acceptance.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Breast Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Research

Group Art Therapy

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Group art therapy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will engage in an art therapy group tailored at emotion expression related to the experience of breast cancer survivorship.

Control

Participants will receive Psychoeducational material in the form of a lecture and will engage in the coloring of mandalas.

Group Type SHAM_COMPARATOR

Control

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will receive Psychoeducational material in the form of a lecture and will engage in the coloring of mandalas.

Interventions

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Group art therapy

Participants will engage in an art therapy group tailored at emotion expression related to the experience of breast cancer survivorship.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control

Participants will receive Psychoeducational material in the form of a lecture and will engage in the coloring of mandalas.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Adult women (over age 18), breast cancer survivors without evidence of active illness, hebrew speaking and receiving preventative hormonal therapy for at least 6 months (steady state), receiving care at the survivor's clinic of Davidoff Medical Center

Exclusion Criteria

A psychiatric diagnosis requiring medication, functional difficulties that affect the ability to handle art supplies, non-hebrew speaking, unwilling to answer the research questionnaires
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Rabin Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Rinat Yerushalmi, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Oncology Department, RMC

Tal Granot, MA, RN

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Davidoff Cancer Center, RMC

Noga Sela, BA, RN

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Oncology, RMC

Sylvia Drier, MA, RN

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Davidoff Cancer Center, RMC

Locations

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Rabin Medical center

Petah Tikva, Israel, Israel

Site Status

Countries

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Israel

Central Contacts

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Johanna Czamanski-Cohen, PhD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +972532775350

Email: [email protected]

References

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Uttley L, Stevenson M, Scope A, Rawdin A, Sutton A. The clinical and cost effectiveness of group art therapy for people with non-psychotic mental health disorders: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis. BMC Psychiatry. 2015 Jul 7;15:151. doi: 10.1186/s12888-015-0528-4.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26149275 (View on PubMed)

Archer S, Buxton S, Sheffield D. The effect of creative psychological interventions on psychological outcomes for adult cancer patients: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials. Psychooncology. 2015 Jan;24(1):1-10. doi: 10.1002/pon.3607. Epub 2014 Jun 21.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 24953449 (View on PubMed)

Monti DA, Peterson C, Kunkel EJ, Hauck WW, Pequignot E, Rhodes L, Brainard GC. A randomized, controlled trial of mindfulness-based art therapy (MBAT) for women with cancer. Psychooncology. 2006 May;15(5):363-73. doi: 10.1002/pon.988.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16288447 (View on PubMed)

Nainis N, Paice JA, Ratner J, Wirth JH, Lai J, Shott S. Relieving symptoms in cancer: innovative use of art therapy. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2006 Feb;31(2):162-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2005.07.006.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16488349 (View on PubMed)

Oster I, Svensk AC, Magnusson E, Thyme KE, Sjodin M, Astrom S, Lindh J. Art therapy improves coping resources: a randomized, controlled study among women with breast cancer. Palliat Support Care. 2006 Mar;4(1):57-64. doi: 10.1017/s147895150606007x.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16889324 (View on PubMed)

Svensk AC, Oster I, Thyme KE, Magnusson E, Sjodin M, Eisemann M, Astrom S, Lindh J. Art therapy improves experienced quality of life among women undergoing treatment for breast cancer: a randomized controlled study. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl). 2009 Jan;18(1):69-77. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2008.00952.x.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 19473224 (View on PubMed)

Thyme KE, Sundin EC, Wiberg B, Oster I, Astrom S, Lindh J. Individual brief art therapy can be helpful for women with breast cancer: a randomized controlled clinical study. Palliat Support Care. 2009 Mar;7(1):87-95. doi: 10.1017/S147895150900011X.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 19619378 (View on PubMed)

Boehm K, Cramer H, Staroszynski T, Ostermann T. Arts therapies for anxiety, depression, and quality of life in breast cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2014;2014:103297. doi: 10.1155/2014/103297. Epub 2014 Feb 26.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 24817896 (View on PubMed)

Collie K, Bottorff JL, Long BC. A narrative view of art therapy and art making by women with breast cancer. J Health Psychol. 2006 Sep;11(5):761-75. doi: 10.1177/1359105306066632.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16908471 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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0304-16-RMC

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id