The Effect of Art Therapy on Total Laryngectomy Patients

NCT03503435 | Withdrawn

• 1 other identifier: TL-Art
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: N/A
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Total laryngectomy (TL) patients suffer from a myriad of psychological and physiological difficulties following surgery. One of their main difficulties in communication due to problems in speaking. Art therapy offers an alternative means of communication via visual art making and has been shown to reduce psychological distress in cancer patients. Thus the goal of our study is to examine the effect of participating in a group art therapy session on the psychological and physical well being of TL patients. Our design is a quasi-experimental qualitative study with a pre-post design, collecting data with validated questionnaires and self-reports of the participants.

Conditions

Quality of Life; Depressive Symptoms

Keywords

Art Therapy; Total Laryngectomy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• The functional assessment of cancer therapy questionnaire (FACT H-N)

  39 items asking questions about physical, emotional, social and functional well being in the past 7 days

  10 minutes

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• The Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CESD R-10)

  5 minutes

Other Outcomes (1)

• Art based intervention questionnaire (ABI)

  10 minutes

Study Arms (1)

Art therapy intervention

OTHER

Participants will then take part in six-weeks of group art therapy with a goal of increasing self-awareness and expression. During the intervention sessions, participants will have access to a wide range of materials conventionally used in art therapy excluding materials that may be abrasive or powdery and unsuitable around people wearing a stoma.

Behavioral: Group art therapy

Interventions

Group art therapy BEHAVIORAL

Participants will undergo 6 weeks of group art therapy in which they will learn tools to cope with a variety of cognitive, emotional and social aspects of life after TL.

Art therapy intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• men or women above the age of 18
• TL surgery at least one year ago

You may not qualify if:

• Personality disorders that prevent participation in a group.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Haifa: lead
• Carmel Medical Center: collaborator

Related Publications (11)

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  PMID: 25619472 BACKGROUND

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  PMID: 25220842 BACKGROUND

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  PMID: 16832122 BACKGROUND

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  PMID: 21298450 BACKGROUND

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  PMID: 25703153 BACKGROUND

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  PMID: 17014282 BACKGROUND

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  PMID: 23857592 BACKGROUND

• Malchiodi, C. A. (2003). The art and science of art therapy. Handbook of art therapy, 1-5.

  BACKGROUND

• 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.

  PMID: 16488349 BACKGROUND

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  PMID: 20688262 BACKGROUND

• Anand, S.A. & Anand, V.K. (1997). Art therapy with laryngectomy patients. Art Therapy, 14(2), 109-117.

  BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Depression

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Researcher

Model Details: This is a pre and post design quasi-experimental study looking at changes before and after a supportive care art therapy intervention.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 11, 2018
• First Posted: April 19, 2018
• Study Start: July 1, 2019
• Primary Completion: January 1, 2020
• Study Completion: January 1, 2020
• Last Updated: June 14, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-06