Medical Clowning: Needs Assessment and Implication for Hospitalized Children With Cancer/Blood Disease
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observational
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1 country
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Brief Summary
Hospitalized children who undergo painful procedures are more susceptible than others to experiencing iatrogenic effects, such as anxiety, pain, and severe stress. Clowns in clinical setting have been found to be effective in reducing children's experiences of these effects during hospitalization and before procedures. This article provides an overview of clowning in health care settings; reviews major studies conducted on clowning for hospitalized children, discussing evidence that clown interventions decrease pain and distress in pediatric patients; and concludes with a discussion of health care clowning as a profession.
Trial Health
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Started Jun 2018
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
June 4, 2018
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
June 7, 2018
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
July 13, 2018
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
March 31, 2020
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
March 31, 2020
CompletedAugust 10, 2020
May 1, 2020
1.8 years
June 4, 2018
August 6, 2020
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
experience and influence from medical clowning for children and their parents
Children with cancer/blood disease and their parents would use self-report to complete the questionnaire after medical clowning. Using Face Rating Scale (1=very unhappy to 5=very happy) for measuring emotion state (pre-emotion for before medical clowning and post-emotion for after medical clowning). It can understand whether their emotion state change before/after medical clowning or not.
1 year
Study Arms (2)
children and their parents
aged 4-18 children with cancer/blood disease and their parents
Dr. Clowns
they will perform shows for children and parents
Interventions
Clowns in clinical setting have been found to be effective in reducing children's experiences of these effects during hospitalization and before procedures.
Eligibility Criteria
aged 4-18 children with cancer/blood disease and parents of children aged 0-18 years with cancer/blood disease
You may qualify if:
- aged 4-18 children with cancer/blood disease and parents of children aged 0-18 years with cancer/blood disease
You may not qualify if:
- older than aged 18
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
National Taiwan Universtiy Hospital
Taipei, 100, Taiwan
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Observational Model
- CASE ONLY
- Time Perspective
- CROSS SECTIONAL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
June 4, 2018
First Posted
July 13, 2018
Study Start
June 7, 2018
Primary Completion
March 31, 2020
Study Completion
March 31, 2020
Last Updated
August 10, 2020
Record last verified: 2020-05