Effects of Therapeutic Artistic Activities on the Mental Status of Adolescents Followed Up with Diabetes Diagnosis
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Therapeutic Intervention.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Adolescent, Diabetes. Basic parameters: 9 years — 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Therapeutic Artistic Activities in Adolescent with Diabetes
Overview
This study will examine the effectiveness of therapeutic artistic activities in diabetic adolescents between the ages of 9-18. The study includes a 6-week program. The program will use art activities that can affect well-being, such as drawing a picture called a mandala. The State Anxiety Inventory will be used to measure the anxiety levels of adolescents, the Psychological Well-being Scale to assess their well-being, and a process evaluation form to evaluate the program (such as satisfaction).
Detailed description
This study will be conducted with adolescents between the ages of 9-18 who are diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. The study includes a 6-week program. Art activities that can affect well-being, such as drawing a picture called a mandala, will be used in the program. Mandala drawing and painting will be done with the adolescents in the second and fourth weeks of the study. The drawings will be discussed in the third and fifth weeks. A common storytelling technique will be used according to the adolescents; feelings about drawing and painting. In the study, the State Anxiety Inventory will be used to measure the anxiety levels of the adolescents, the Psychological Well-being Scale to evaluate their well-being, and the process evaluation form where they evaluate the program (such as satisfaction). In addition, the Descriptive Characteristics Form, which consists of questions such as age and grade, will be applied in the first week of the study.
Interventions
- Behavioral Therapeutic Intervention
group where therapeutic art activities such as mandala, drawing, third person singular method are applied. Therapeutic artistic activities within the program (drawing, zentagle, etc.). The program will be implemented in 6 weeks. At the beginning and end of the program, children\'s anxiety and psychological well-being levels will be evaluated.
Primary outcome measures
- Spielberger State Anxiety Inventory [Time frame: Change from Baseline level of Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety to 5 weeks (change is being assessed)]
- Psychological Well-Being Scale [Time frame: Change from Baseline level of Adolescent Spiritual Well-Being Scale to 5 weeks (change is being assessed)]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
Adolescents who agree to participate in the study and whose parents give written consent,
- Are between the ages of 9-18,
- Have been diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at least 6 months ago,
- Have internet access on their smartphone or computer,
- Have no other physiological or psychological illness,
- Do not use psychoactive drugs
Exclusion criteria
- Those who use insulin pumps,
- Those who have experienced a significant life event in the last 6 months (such as migration, death, divorce in the family)
- Those who have practiced another body-mind based practice in the last 6 months (such as yoga, guided imagery, etc.)
- Those who do not have internet access
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Double blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Turkey (Türkiye) · 1 center
- Gazi University — Ankara
Publications
- Gocen O, Ozturk CS. The effect of therapeutic artistic activities on anxiety and psychological well-being in adolescents with type 1 diabetes: a randomized controlled study. Eur J Pediatr. 2025 Jun 3;184(7):386. doi: 10.1007/s00431-025-06237-y. PMID 40461873
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06595173 · CSOZTURK/23-24