Mind over medicine: guided imagery eases chemo sickness in kids
NCT ID NCT06120764
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether guided imagery—a relaxation technique using calming mental pictures—can reduce nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy in children aged 7 to 18 with cancer. Half of the 40 participants will receive guided imagery plus standard care, while the other half gets standard care alone. Researchers will compare nausea, vomiting, and vital signs between the two groups.
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Study facts
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- 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 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2023
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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7 to 18 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * 7 to 18 years old, * who will receive intravenous chemotherapy, * no cognitive or neurological disease that would prevent communication, * receiving a chemotherapy protocol with a high or moderate emetogenic effect according to the MASCC/ESMO Antiemetic Guideline Classification, * no verbal, visual and auditory communication disabilities (ability to speak Turkish, no mental deficiency), * children whose parents and themselves volunteered to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Children receiving radiotherapy, * taking ginger powder or vitamins to reduce nausea, * children who did not want to participate in the study
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hacettepe University İhsan Doğramacı Hospital
RECRUITINGAnkara, Ankara, 06100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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