Study Type:
Human and social sciences research (NRIPH), observational, mixed (i.e., quantitative and qualitative), longitudinal and multicenter. The study will involve three measurement phases:
T0: before training in "Magic Massages" (MM) T1: 3 weeks after MM training T2: 6 weeks after MM training
Principal aim:
To describe and compare parental perception of the quality of life/psychosocial health of their child with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) before MM training (T0) and 3 weeks after MM training (T1).
Secondary aims:
1. To describe parental perception of the quality of life of their child with ALL before MM training (T0), 3 weeks after MM training (T1) and 6 weeks after MM training (T2).
2. To describe parental perception of emotional distress (anxiety/depression) in their child with ALL before MM training (T0), then 3 weeks (T1) and 6 weeks after MM training (T2).
3. Describe parental perception of the relationship with their child before MM training (T0), then 3 weeks (T1) and 6 weeks after MM training (T2).
4. Describe parental perception of their relationship with the caregiver before MM training (T0), then 3 weeks (T1) and 6 weeks after MM training (T2).
5. Qualitatively collect parents' perceptions of their child's overall quality of life, their relationship with their child and the dynamic established with the healthcare team 3 weeks after MM training (T1).
Study Population:
The study will be systematically offered to all parents of a child with ALL who meet the inclusion criteria, at the time of their visit to an investigating center for any treatment, and who have not yet completed the MM training course.
As the child's (patient's) clinical data will be collected, he or she will also be considered a participant.
Study conduct:
The study will be systematically proposed via the team in charge to all parents of a sick child who meet the inclusion and non-inclusion criteria.
The proposal to participate will be made during the induction phase of the patient's treatment, at the investigating center. At this point, participants will be provided with an information leaflet tailored to the type of study (quantitative or qualitative) and the participant's status (parent or child). A reasonable period of reflection will be allowed.
* At the Centre Léon Bérard, participants will be offered either the qualitative study or the quantitative study. Participants in the qualitative part must not have taken part in the quantitative part, in order to avoid bias due to contamination of responses between the two parts.
* In the other investigating centers, the quantitative study will be offered exclusively to all potential participants.
After obtaining the participants' non-opposition, the study team will schedule the MM training session for the first day of the patient's first phase of treatment consolidation (D1).
In all centers, parents will be trained in MM by a member of the investigating center's healthcare team. This training will be given on a one-to-one basis and will last approximately 30 minutes. The trainer will show the parents how to use the MM kit with their child, which they will be able to take home after the training.
Quantitative part (all investigating centers):
When they come to the various measurement points (T0, T1 and T2), participants (parents) will be asked to fill in self-questionnaires, either electronically or on paper. If they are unable to come to the center at T1 and/or T2, they will be offered the option of completing the self-questionnaires online. These can also be sent by e-mail or postal mail and received by the same means if necessary.
Clinical data will be collected at T0.
Qualitative part (exclusively at CLB):
Participants (parents) in the qualitative part of the study will be asked to complete a self-administered questionnaire on socio-demographic data when they come to the center at T0. Clinical data will also be collected at T0. At T1, an interview will be organized with a researcher dedicated to the study. Qualitative interviews will preferably take place face-to-face, although videoconferencing may be used in certain circumstances.
Expected results:
The use of MM is thought to lead to an improvement in quality of life, as well as a reduction in anxiety and depression perceived by parents in their sick child. An increase in the quality of the parent-child-caregiver relationship is also expected.
