Effects of Therapeutic Artistic Activities on the Mental Status of Adolescents Followed Up with Diabetes Diagnosis

NCT ID: NCT06595173

Last Updated: 2024-09-19

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 70 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-04-01
• Study Completion Date: 2024-11-01

Brief Summary

This study will examine the effectiveness of therapeutic artistic activities in diabetic adolescents between the ages of 9-18. The study includes a 6-week program. The program will use art activities that can affect well-being, such as drawing a picture called a mandala. The State Anxiety Inventory will be used to measure the anxiety levels of adolescents, the Psychological Well-being Scale to assess their well-being, and a process evaluation form to evaluate the program (such as satisfaction).

Detailed Description

This study will be conducted with adolescents between the ages of 9-18 who are diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. The study includes a 6-week program. Art activities that can affect well-being, such as drawing a picture called a mandala, will be used in the program. Mandala drawing and painting will be done with the adolescents in the second and fourth weeks of the study. The drawings will be discussed in the third and fifth weeks. A common storytelling technique will be used according to the adolescents; feelings about drawing and painting. In the study, the State Anxiety Inventory will be used to measure the anxiety levels of the adolescents, the Psychological Well-being Scale to evaluate their well-being, and the process evaluation form where they evaluate the program (such as satisfaction). In addition, the Descriptive Characteristics Form, which consists of questions such as age and grade, will be applied in the first week of the study.

Conditions

Adolescent; Diabetes

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: DOUBLE

Study Groups

Theraputic Artistic activities group

The group receiving therapeutic artistic activities

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Therapeutic Intervention

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

group where therapeutic art activities such as mandala, drawing, third person singular method are applied.

Therapeutic artistic activities within the program (drawing, zentagle, etc.). The program will be implemented in 6 weeks. At the beginning and end of the program, children's anxiety and psychological well-being levels will be evaluated.

Standardized Control Group

the group that did not receive any training

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Therapeutic Intervention

group where therapeutic art activities such as mandala, drawing, third person singular method are applied.

Therapeutic artistic activities within the program (drawing, zentagle, etc.). The program will be implemented in 6 weeks. At the beginning and end of the program, children's anxiety and psychological well-being levels will be evaluated.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Adolescents who agree to participate in the study and whose parents give written consent,

• Are between the ages of 9-18,
• Have been diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at least 6 months ago,
• Have internet access on their smartphone or computer,
• Have no other physiological or psychological illness,
• Do not use psychoactive drugs

Exclusion Criteria

• Those who use insulin pumps,
• Those who have experienced a significant life event in the last 6 months (such as migration, death, divorce in the family)
• Those who have practiced another body-mind based practice in the last 6 months (such as yoga, guided imagery, etc.)
• Those who do not have internet access

• Minimum Eligible Age: 9 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Gazi University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Çiğdem Sarı Öztürk

Gazi University

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Gazi University

Ankara, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

References

Gocen O, Ozturk CS. The effect of therapeutic artistic activities on anxiety and psychological well-being in adolescents with type 1 diabetes: a randomized controlled study. Eur J Pediatr. 2025 Jun 3;184(7):386. doi: 10.1007/s00431-025-06237-y.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 40461873 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

CSOZTURK/23-24

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id