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Trial Title:
Writing Intervention With Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer
NCT ID:
NCT05975333
Condition:
Cancer Patients
Communication Research
Conditions: Keywords:
Adolescents
Young Adults
Writing Intervention
Interview
Study type:
Interventional
Study phase:
N/A
Overall status:
Active, not recruiting
Study design:
Allocation:
N/A
Intervention model:
Single Group Assignment
Primary purpose:
Other
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Intervention:
Intervention type:
Behavioral
Intervention name:
Writing
Description:
Participants will be asked to write about their experiences with cancer, guided by
several specific open-ended writing prompts to spark ideas.
Arm group label:
Participants
Intervention type:
Behavioral
Intervention name:
Interview
Description:
Following completion of the writing exercise, participants will reflect on their
experiences with the writing intervention in a semi-structured private interview with a
member of the research team.
Arm group label:
Participants
Other name:
Questions
Summary:
Young people with cancer have difficult experiences and writing exercises may help
improve their well-being. However, very few studies have examined how a creative writing
activity might be useful for young people with cancer. In this pilot study, researchers
at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital hope to explore whether teenagers and young
adults with cancer want to participate in a writing exercise and whether they find it to
be valuable.
Primary Objective
To assess the feasibility and acceptability of a writing-based narrative medicine
intervention for adolescent and young adult patients with cancer.
Detailed description:
Participants will be given the opportunity to write about their experiences with cancer,
with support and guidance from an expert writer. Participants will meet briefly with the
expert at the start of the exercise (15-30 minutes), and they can choose to meet 1-3
additional times with the expert over the next 2 months to receive further support if
they wish.
After completing the writing exercise, participants will do an informal interview to
share their thoughts about whether the experience of writing felt helpful or not. The
post-intervention interview will occur at around 2 months after enrollment, +/- 1 month.
Patients may participate in a second informal semi-structured interview 6 to 12 months
after completing the first interview.
Criteria for eligibility:
Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Aged 15-25
- Currently receiving cancer-directed therapy
- Active patient at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Exclusion Criteria:
- Does not meet the inclusion criteria
Gender:
All
Minimum age:
15 Years
Maximum age:
25 Years
Healthy volunteers:
No
Locations:
Facility:
Name:
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Address:
City:
Memphis
Zip:
38105
Country:
United States
Start date:
August 2, 2023
Completion date:
August 2025
Lead sponsor:
Agency:
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Agency class:
Other
Source:
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Record processing date:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this data on November 12, 2024
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov page:
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05975333
http://www.stjude.org
http://www.stjude.org/protocols
