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Parent-Delivered Massage in Paediatric Cancer

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Waitlist Available
Led By Lyse Lussier
Research Sponsored by Centennial College
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 up to 5 years
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine how parents of children with cancer rate a parent-delivered massage therapy educational program for usability and satisfaction, and if massage therapy, provided by parents to their child with cancer, reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression in the child, and parenting stress in the parent.

Eligible Conditions
  • Depression
  • Pediatric Cancer
  • Anxiety
  • Stress

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~up to 5 years
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and up to 5 years for reporting.

Treatment Details

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Active Control
Group I: 1Active Control2 Interventions
This group receives the massage intervention for a period of six weeks. Children and parents are asked to journal weekly for the six week period.
Group II: 2Active Control1 Intervention
The control group does not receive any massage intervention during the initial six weeks of the study. The children are asked to journal during this six week period.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

SickKids FoundationOTHER
9 Previous Clinical Trials
2,197 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Depression
63 Patients Enrolled for Depression
Stollery Children's HospitalOTHER
23 Previous Clinical Trials
25,718 Total Patients Enrolled
Centennial CollegeLead Sponsor
1 Previous Clinical Trials
60 Total Patients Enrolled
Canadian Institute of Natural and Integrative MedicineOTHER
2 Previous Clinical Trials
174 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Depression
84 Patients Enrolled for Depression
Lyse LussierPrincipal InvestigatorLe Phare enfants et familles
Trish Dryden, RMT, M.EdPrincipal InvestigatorApplied Research Centre, Centennial College
Sabine Moritz, Dipl. Biol., M.ScPrincipal InvestigatorCanadian Institute of Natural and Integrative Medicine
Sunita Vohra, MD, FRCPC, M.ScPrincipal InvestigatorStollery Children's Hospital & University of Alberta
Adrienne D Witol, Psy.D., C.PsychPrincipal InvestigatorStollery Children's Hospital
Andrea M Laizner, RN, Ph.DPrincipal InvestigatorCentre de recherché Hôpital Sainte-Justine CHU Mère-Enfant & McGill University Health Centre
~1 spots leftby Jan 2026
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