Overview
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether a combined artistic and motor activity program can reduce anxiety in children aged 8-13 with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) undergoing chemotherapy at Children's Cancer Hospital Egypt 57357. The main questions it aims to answer are:
- Does participation in the program reduce anxiety compared to standard care?
- Does the program improve psychological well-being, social interaction, and coping during treatment? Researchers will compare an experimental group (receiving the artistic and motor program) with a control group (receiving standard care only) to see if the intervention lowers anxiety scores on the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale.
Participants will:
- Be randomly assigned to either the experimental or control group.
- Complete pre- and post-intervention anxiety assessments.
In the experimental group:
- Attend 16 weekly sessions over 4 months.
- Participate in art workshops (drawing, coloring, group activities).
- Engage in motor activities (warm-up, progressive exercises, relaxation, light games, treadmill/cycling up to 5 minutes).
In the control group:
Will not be exposed to the program, with anxiety measured before and after the same period.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age from 8 to 13 years old as recorded in the hospital's official records.
- Children who experience feelings of anxiety.
- Medical fitness of the patient (confirmed through medical examination under the supervision of the specialist physician) before implementing the physical abilities program.
- Being in the third stage of the treatment protocol.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Cases that are already under follow-up with the psychiatric clinic.
- Cases that miss 4 sessions of the program.
- Cases that do not suffer from anxiety.
