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Trial Title:
EW and Self-Guided PST in Cancer Survivors and Caregivers
NCT ID:
NCT06282471
Condition:
Cancer Survivors
Informal Caregivers
Study type:
Interventional
Study phase:
N/A
Overall status:
Suspended
Study design:
Allocation:
N/A
Intervention model:
Single Group Assignment
Primary purpose:
Supportive Care
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Intervention:
Intervention type:
Behavioral
Intervention name:
Expressive Writing and Problem-Solving Therapy (EW+PST)
Description:
Participants will undergo a 6-week self-guided EW+PST. Participants will be provided with
6 printed journals (one for each week of the study) and instructed to write at least 2
entries per week.
Arm group label:
Expressive Writing and Problem-Solving Therapy
Summary:
To assess the feasibility and acceptability of expressive writing + problem solving
therapy (EW+PST) among cancer survivors and informal caregivers
Detailed description:
This is a single-arm proof-of-concept behavioral clinical trial of a self-guided
expressive writing and problem-solving therapy intervention for adult cancer survivors
and adult informal caregivers thereof
Criteria for eligibility:
Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Cancer diagnosis of any type OR informal caregiver (family member, friend, and/or
spouse who provides the majority of caregiving) of someone with cancer
- Patient of Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Massey Cancer Center OR informal
caregiver (family member, friend, and/or spouse) of a VCU Massey Cancer Center
patient
Exclusion Criteria:
- Physical inability to write
- Non-English speaker/writer
- Inability to consent to study participation
Gender:
All
Minimum age:
18 Years
Maximum age:
N/A
Healthy volunteers:
No
Locations:
Facility:
Name:
Virginia Commonwealth University
Address:
City:
Richmond
Zip:
23298
Country:
United States
Start date:
February 21, 2024
Completion date:
March 31, 2026
Lead sponsor:
Agency:
Virginia Commonwealth University
Agency class:
Other
Source:
Virginia Commonwealth University
Record processing date:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this data on November 12, 2024
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov page:
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT06282471
