Creative Arts Therapy on Body Image, Self-esteem, Anxiety and Depression in Post-Treatment Prostate Cancer Patients

The goal of this clinical study is to assess the feasibility of implementing a creative arts therapy intervention of drawing and painting in Hong Kong prostate cancer patients and preliminarily examine the effects of this intervention on prostate cancer patients' health outcomes via a two-armed randomized controlled trial. The two arms will be (i) the creative arts therapy intervention group and (ii) a active control group. Participants will join five sessions. Sessions will start with a 10-15-minute rapport-building discussion and continue with a 60-minute intervention. Session themes are as follows: 'bridge drawing', 'analogue drawing', 'life-sized body outline', a 'free session' to allow patients to express their feelings, and a final review with the art therapist in which all sessions will be brought to a conclusion. Each session will follow a three-step process of psychodynamic model to ensure the optimal effect of the intervention. The interventions will be held at private room at hospital.

NCT Number	NCT07015866
Lead Sponsor	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Collaborators: Chinese University of Hong Kong, University of Derby
Conditions	Prostate Cancer, Creative Arts Therapy
Enrollment	72 participants
Start Date	2025-07-30
Primary Completion	2027-04-30 (estimated)
Study Completion	2027-07-30 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2025-06-18