An interventional study of Brief psychological intervention in Cancer, sponsored by University Children's Hospital, Zurich. Completed at 1 site in Switzerland. Open to participants aged 7 Years to 16 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2012-07-30.
Sponsored by University Children's Hospital, Zurich · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a two-session brief psychological intervention in siblings of pediatric cancer patients with regard to behavior problems and depression.
Within a randomized controlled design the effects of a brief two-session psychological intervention (child, parents) shall be studied in 30 siblings of newly diagnosed pediatric cancer patients. After a baseline assessment 3-4 weeks after diagnosis participants are randomly assigned to an intervention or waiting list group. Both are re-assessed at 3 and 6 months by means of standardized questionnaires assessing psychological adaptation and behavior. The intervention is provided to the waiting list group after the 6-month assessment.
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brother or sister with newly diagnosed cancer treated at the University Children's Hospital command of the German language normal developmental level
Exclusion Criteria:
2-session psychological intervention
Behavioral: Brief psychological intervention
Psychoeducation, provision of medical knowledge, coping skills training
KIDSCREEN: health-related quality of life
Time frame: baseline, 3 and 6 months post intervention
UCLA Child PTSD Reaction Index
Time frame: baseline, 3 and 6 months post intervention
DIKJ (Depression-Inventory for Children and Adolescents)
Time frame: baseline, 3 and 6 months post intervention
Child Behavior Checklist
Time frame: Baseline, 3 and 6 months post intervention
Spence Children's Anxiety Scale
Time frame: baseline, 3 and 6 months post intervention
Posttraumatic Distress Scale
Time frame: baseline, 3 and 6 months post intervention
Symptom Checklist 27
Time frame: baseline, 3 and 6 months post intervention
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