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Study NCT ID: NCT01876277
Status: COMPLETED
Last Update Posted: 2014-05-21
First Post: 2013-06-10

Brief Title: Body Image Issues in Boys Being Treated at the Royal Marsden
Sponsor: University of Surrey
Organization: University of Surrey

Study Overview

Official Title: What Are the Psychosocial Implications of Body Image Issues in Adolescent Males With Cancer
Status: COMPLETED
Status Verified Date: 2024-07
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: False
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
Acronym: None
Brief Summary: In adolescence the effects of cancer and its treatment can lead to bodily changes such as hair loss weight loss or gain amputations scars and developmental delay As treatments for childhood cancers improve and life expectancy increases more adolescents have to deal with the effects of cancer and the treatment on their bodies throughout their lives

Body image can be defined as The mental image we hold of our bodies There are two aspects to this how we see our sizeshapeweight etc and then how we feel about this Often the actual change in body does not always predict how people cope with it or how they feel about it

Prior research suggests and clinical experiences suggests that body image issues arise for at least some adolescents with cancer however it is unknown whether a disturbance in body image is seen as distressing for the adolescent or how this affects them psychologically

Body image problems were always seen as a typically female problem and therefore researchers have often neglected to look at the issues for men There is currently no research specifically addressing the impact of body image in adolescent boys with cancer

This research will involve interviewing adolescent males with cancer with the aims to find out

1 What the body image issues are if any for this group
2 How any body image issues might affect them particularly psychologically
3 What helps or hinders this group maintain a positive body image or stop it having a negative impact on them psychologically

It is hoped that this will help to inform psychological treatments for body image difficulties in the future
Detailed Description: None

Study Oversight

Has Oversight DMC: None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?: None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?: None
Is an Unapproved Device?: None
Is a PPSD?: None
Is a US Export?: None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?: None
Secondary IDs
Secondary ID Type Domain Link
CCR3985 OTHER Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust None