NCT06132022

The Effect of Mandala Application on Anxiety Level and Caregiver Burden in Palliative Caregivers: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Extracted Fields (from Registry)
Protocol IDNCT06132022
Registration Date2023-11-15
Statuscompleted
SponsorBartın Unıversity
CountryTurkey (Türkiye)
Industrynot industry
Blindingblinded
Center Typesingel-center RCT
Scopenational RCT
First Patient In2023-05-31
Last Patient Out2024-02-15
Publicationn
Gender %ALL
Mean Age18 Years -
LLM Classifications (Side-by-Side)
Field GLM
glm-5.1
11594ms / 8936 tok
CLAUDE
claude-sonnet-4-20250514
Thinking: claude-opus-4-20250514
4842ms / 10183 tok
OPENAI
gpt-4o
Thinking: o3
3658ms / 8793 tok
Review
rct_type parallel RCT parallel RCT parallel RCT OK
cancer_status non-cancer non-cancer non-cancer OK
non_cancer_spec N/A N/A N/A OK
setting_patient outpatient outpatient outpatient OK
setting_place other other other OK
feasibility fully powered RCT fully powered RCT fully powered RCT OK
intervention_pharmacologic no no no OK
intervention_chemo_immuno_radio no no no OK
intervention_complementary yes yes → no
shaky reasoning
✗ No consensus Initial: yes Requery: no — The intervention, Mandala coloring, is classified as an art therapy and psychological support tool rather than a complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) modality like acupuncture, yoga, or herbal remedies.
yes yes → yes → no
shaky reasoning
✗ No consensus Initial: yes Requery: yes — Mandala application involves coloring circular patterns as a non-pharmacological approach for stress reduction and psychological well-being, which falls under complementary and alternative medicine practices. Thinking: no — Mandala coloring in this context is an art-based activity for stress reduction, not a traditional CAM modality like acupuncture, massage, or herbal remedies.
no no → no → yes
shaky reasoning
✗ No consensus Initial: no Requery: no — Mandala application is not considered a complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) modality like acupuncture, aromatherapy, or yoga. Thinking: yes — Mandala coloring is an art-based mind–body complementary therapy akin to meditation practices.
intervention_device no no no OK
intervention_psychological no yes → no
shaky reasoning
✓ Unanimous Initial: yes Requery: no — The intervention is a mandala art/coloring activity, which is an alternative or recreational activity rather than a named or structured psychological therapy like CBT or ACT.
no no → no
shaky reasoning
✓ Unanimous Initial: no Requery: no — Mandala coloring is an art-based activity rather than a structured psychological therapy like CBT or psychotherapy, and does not constitute a named therapeutic psychological intervention.
no no → no
shaky reasoning
✓ Unanimous Initial: no Requery: no — Mandala coloring is an art-based activity and does not qualify as a structured psychological therapy like CBT or other named therapies.
OK
intervention_complex no no no OK
intervention_acp no no no OK
intervention_music no no no OK
intervention_screening no no no OK
intervention_palliative no no no OK
intervention_education no no no OK
intervention_digital no no no OK
intervention_other no yes → no
shaky reasoning
✓ Unanimous Initial: yes Requery: no — The mandala coloring intervention is a non-pharmacological approach specifically designed to reduce anxiety, thereby fitting into the psychological category.
no no → yes → no
shaky reasoning
✓ Unanimous Initial: no Requery: yes — Mandala application (coloring circular patterns) is an art/creative therapy intervention that does not fit into any of the specified categories like pharmacologic, device, psychological therapy, or complementary medicine. Thinking: no — Mandala coloring is a psychological intervention aimed at reducing anxiety and caregiver burden through art-based therapeutic activity.
no yes → yes → no
shaky reasoning
✓ Unanimous Initial: yes Requery: yes — Mandala application is an activity-based intervention not fitting the listed categories, such as pharmacologic or device, making it 'intervention_other'. Thinking: no — The mandala coloring activity is an art-therapy style complementary/psychological intervention, so it falls within the listed categories rather than the residual “other” category.
OK
outcome_symptom yes yes yes OK
outcome_qol no no no OK
outcome_dignity no no no OK
outcome_cost no no no OK
outcome_other yes yes yes OK
pharmacologic_sub N/A N/A N/A OK
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