Collaborative Art Therapy Combined with Physical Therapy for Improving Functional, Physiological, and Emotional Outcomes in Children Undergoing a Hematopoietic Cell Transplant

This clinical trial compares the effect of combination art therapy (AT) and physical therapy (PT) to PT alone for improving functional, physiological, and emotional outcomes in children undergoing hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT). Anxiety, pain, loss of control, as well as reductions in physical conditioning, functional mobility, self care, and motor skills are common consequences associated with HCT in children with hematological disease. AT has been demonstrated to foster improvements in anxiety and pain that then promote greater compliance with medical treatments. PT across the continuum of HCT has shown to improve functional mobility, abilities of daily living, strength and endurance, and promotes a reintegration into everyday participation. The use of AT to help reduce emotional distress prior to PT could not only enhance PT compliance, but also provide greater opportunity for improvements in physical performance and overall health.

Study sponsor and potential other locations can be found on ClinicalTrials.gov for NCT05441670.

Trial PhaseNo phase specified

Trial Typesupportive care

Lead OrganizationMedical University of South Carolina

Principal InvestigatorCynthia Brown Dodds

• Primary ID20136/103695
• Secondary IDsNCI-2023-00537, Pro00119657
• ClinicalTrials.gov IDNCT05441670