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Theatre Therapy for Chronic Disease in Adolescents

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Recruiting

Led By Karen A Ephlin, MD

Research Sponsored by Geisinger Clinic

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be younger than 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline to 12 months

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is testing whether a theatre program can help kids and teens with medical issues cope in a healthy way.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for kids and teens aged 5 to 17 who have chronic medical conditions (CMCs), can understand and respond to questionnaires in English, and are willing to participate in improvisational theatre. There are no specific exclusion criteria, so it's open to all eligible young people with CMCs.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study is testing if doing improvisational theatre can help young people with chronic illnesses cope better. It compares two types of theatre activities: standard Improvisational Theatre versus Integrative Community Therapy-based Psychodrama over a ten-week program.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since the interventions involve performing arts rather than medical treatments, there aren't typical side effects like you'd see with drugs or surgery. However, participants might experience emotional discomfort or social anxiety.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline to 12 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline to 12 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline to 12 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Anxiety and Depression

Disease-Related Quality of Life

Empathy

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Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Placebo Group

Group I: Integrative Community Therapy (ICT) Intervention ArmExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants will perform scenes related to having a chronic medical condition and they will be guided through conversations about their feelings and coping methods.

Group II: Improvisational Theatre ArmPlacebo Group1 Intervention

Participants will perform generic improvisational theatre with no instruction on feelings or coping methods.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Geisinger ClinicLead Sponsor

148 Previous Clinical Trials

1,886,013 Total Patients Enrolled

1 Trials studying Chronic Disease

21,562 Patients Enrolled for Chronic Disease

Karen A Ephlin, MDPrincipal InvestigatorGeisinger Clinic

Media Library

Intervention: Integrative Community Therapy-based Psychodrama Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05468788 — N/A

Chronic Disease Research Study Groups: Improvisational Theatre Arm, Integrative Community Therapy (ICT) Intervention Arm

Chronic Disease Clinical Trial 2023: Intervention: Integrative Community Therapy-based Psychodrama Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05468788 — N/A

Intervention: Integrative Community Therapy-based Psychodrama 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05468788 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is this experimental trial open to individuals under the age of seventy?

"This trial welcomes applicants who are between the ages of 5 and 17. For those below 18 or above 65, there are nine other studies that may fit their criteria."

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Is this experiment still open to new participants?

"As per clinicaltrials.gov, this medical research venture is still seeking volunteers to partake in the study. The trial was first posted on May 24th 2022 and has seen recent updates as of July 18th 2022."

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To what extent is participation available for this clinical trial?

"Affirmative. Information hosted on clinicaltrials.gov verifies that this experimental research is currently enrolling patients, with data first posted on May 24th 2022 and recently updated July 18th 2022. The study aims to admit 80 people from a single site."

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To whom is participation in this experiment open?

"This research is enrolling 80 minors between the ages 5 and 17 who have chronic conditions. To be considered eligible, they must identify as having a CMC (condition name), not surpass their seventeenth birthday by June 1st 2022, possess fluency in English to participate in improvisational theatre, and understand/respond to standard evaluation questionnaires with or without accommodations if needed."

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Recent research and studies

Child and Adolescent Mental HealthJournal

Psychotherapy for Children and Adolescents. Evidence-based Treatments and Case Examples

Hersov, Lionel. 2006. “Psychotherapy for Children and Adolescents. Evidence-based Treatments and Case Examples”. Child and Adolescent Mental Health. Wiley. doi:10.1111/j.1475-3588.2006.00399_5.x.

Scandinavian Journal of Caring SciencesJournal

Children’s Experiences of a Drama Programme in Social and Emotional Learning

Joronen, Katja, Annukka Häkämies, and Päivi Åstedt-Kurki. 2011. “Children’s Experiences of a Drama Programme in Social and Emotional Learning”. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. Wiley. doi:10.1111/j.1471-6712.2011.00877.x.

Global Advances in Health and MedicineJournal

Diabetes Empowerment Council: Integrative Pilot Intervention for Transitioning Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes

Weigensberg, Marc J, Cheryl Vigen, Paola Sequeira, Donna Spruijt-Metz, Magaly Juarez, Daniella Florindez, Joseph Provisor, Anne Peters, and Elizabeth A Pyatak. 2018. “Diabetes Empowerment Council: Integrative Pilot Intervention for Transitioning Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes”. Global Advances in Health and Medicine. SAGE Publications. doi:10.1177/2164956118761808.

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