AI art therapy aims to ease chemo anxiety in kids
NCT ID NCT07362615
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether an AI-assisted art therapy program can help children aged 10-18 feel better emotionally and physically during chemotherapy. Over four days, kids create art with AI guidance to reduce anxiety and symptom burden. The trial involves 60 participants and compares the program to standard care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI-assisted art therapy co-creation program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, technology-based way to help children manage anxiety and symptoms during chemotherapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to all children. The intervention is short-term and may not have lasting effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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10 to 18 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Be between 10 and 18 years of age * Have been receiving chemotherapy treatment for at least 6 months * Be between days 1 and 4 of a new chemotherapy cycle * Be able to communicate in Turkish * Be clinically stable * The participant and their parent/guardian must consent to participate in the study and provide written consent Exclusion Criteria: * • Severe neurocognitive impairment, severe physical instability, or being under sedation * Experiencing a severe traumatic life event unrelated to the disease within the last 6 months * Being in the terminal phase clinically * Being under clinical observation due to a psychiatric diagnosis * Having fatigue, pain, or medical complications that would prevent participation in the intervention
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