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Magic Therapy Group for Anxiety

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Research Sponsored by Stony Brook University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be younger than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up one year, duration of patient/caregiver couplet enrollment
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Study Summary

This study will assess the efficacy of magic therapy services in relieving pediatric patient anxiety and parent anxiety in an inpatient setting. It will also measure family satisfaction with child life services during the hospital visit and health professional opinions regarding such a therapy in an inpatient setting. The primary evaluation method will be through surveys. No prior investigations have studied using magic therapy as a primary tool to improve the psychological well-being of pediatric patients over the span of an inpatient hospitalization. Study and improvement of magic therapy services provides an evidence-based approach to improve pediatric patient psychological well-being, assist physicians in obtaining pediatric patient cooperation with procedures, and improving the hospitalization experience for the family of hospitalized pediatric patients.

Eligible Conditions
  • Anxiety

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~one year, duration of patient/caregiver couplet enrollment
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and one year, duration of patient/caregiver couplet enrollment for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
To assess the therapeutic benefits of magic therapeutic intervention and impact on patient (age 5-16) and caregiver anxiety.
To assess the therapeutic benefits of magic therapeutic intervention and impact on patient anxiety age 5-13 years.
To assess the therapeutic benefits of magic therapeutic intervention and impact on pediatric patient anxiety age 5-16 years.
Secondary outcome measures
To determine medical professional opinions regarding magic therapeutic services as offered at Stony Brook Children's Hospital.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Magic Therapy GroupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Medical student magicians who have completed MagicAid training will provide the therapy. Three or four tricks will be performed per patient at the discretion of the magician to cater to patient age and cognition capabilities. Patients in the experimental group may be given the opportunity to learn a magic trick that has been presented to them as well.
Group II: Standard Child Life Therapy GroupActive Control1 Intervention
Stony Brook Child Life Specialists will provide standard therapies available to all patients, such as pet therapy, art therapy, music therapy.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Stony Brook UniversityLead Sponsor
213 Previous Clinical Trials
39,267 Total Patients Enrolled
8 Trials studying Anxiety
1,400 Patients Enrolled for Anxiety

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Magic Therapy to Relieve Pediatric Patient Anxiety and Improve the Hospitalization Experience
Maribeth Chitkara 2017. "Magic Therapy to Relieve Pediatric Patient Anxiety and Improve the Hospitalization Experience". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03308240.
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