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Completed NCT07742059

My Hospital Buddy Ida: AR-CBT for Children With Cancer

Conditions: Pediatric Cancer, Cancer-Related Distress, Quality of Life, Anxiety

Sex: All
Ages: 6 Years – 12 Years
Healthy volunteers: No
Phase: NA
Enrollment: 114
Sponsor: Koç University

Location: Akdeniz Üniversitesi Hastanesi Antalya

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if an augmented reality (AR) mobile app-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program can help children aged 6 to 12 years who are being treated for cancer cope with treatment-related distress and improve their quality of life. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does an AR-supported CBT app improve health-related quality of life compared with the same CBT content delivered on paper, and compared with usual care? * Does the AR-CBT app improve resilience, emotional and behavioral functioning, anxiety, and treatment-related symptoms such as nausea and fatigue, compared with the other two groups? Researchers will compare three groups: an AR-CBT group using a smartphone/tablet app called "My Hospital Buddy Ida," a Standard CBT group receiving the same content through a printed workbook, and a usual care control group, to see if the AR app leads to greater improvement in quality of life and related outcomes. Participants will: * Be randomly assigned to one of the three groups * Complete a 12-module, 9-session CBT and Child Life program (AR-CBT and Standard CBT groups) or continue usual hospital care (control group) * Complete questionnaires about quality of life, resilience, emotional and behavioral symptoms, anxiety, and treatment-related symptoms before and after the program (approximately 9 to 12 weeks later)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of any childhood cancer * Currently within the first 4 months of chemotherapy treatment * Has completed at least 1 prior chemotherapy cycle * Sufficient Turkish language ability to complete study measures * Presence of a literate caregiver able to provide consent and assist with study procedures Exclusion Criteria: * Chronic illness other than cancer * Diagnosed brain disease * Epilepsy * Severe neurodevelopmental or neurological disorder * Clouded consciousness or delirium * History of motion sickness * Sensory or cognitive impairment precluding use of the AR application

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07742059). StuddyBuddy aggregates publicly available trial information.