Health Benefits of Writing Therapy Among Asian American Cancer Survivors
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Cancer
- Registration Number
- NCT06367959
- Lead Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- Brief Summary
To learn more about participant experience as a Asian American immigrant breast cancer survivor and how writing about participant experiences may affect participant's health.
- Detailed Description
Primary Objective:
To determine the effects of writing therapy on QOL and perceived stress at the 6- and 12-month follow-ups.
Secondary Objective:
To discover the effects of writing therapy on stress biomarkers and perceived stress at the 3-month follow-up.
To explore the psychosocial and cultural mechanisms responsible for the benefits of writing therapy by using mixed methods.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 192
Inclusion Criteria
- Adult (aged 18 and older) diagnosed with stage 0-III cancer (or acute leukemia in remission/ chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase).
- Self-identified as Asian, Asian Americans, any Asian or Asian American subgroup (Chinese, Vietnamese, Indian, Korean, etc.) ethnic/cultural background
- Completed primary treatment, including surgery, chemotherapy, and/or radiation therapy, immunotherapy, or targeted therapy within the preceding 5 years.
- Comfortable reading in English or in Chinese.
Exclusion Criteria
- Inability to provide informed consent.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Primary Outcome Measure: Incidence of Adverse Events, Graded According to National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE) Version (v) 5.0 Time Frame: through study completion; an average of 1 year
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
MD Anderson Cancer Center
🇺🇸Houston, Texas, United States
MD Anderson Cancer Center🇺🇸Houston, Texas, United StatesQian Lu, MD, PHDPrincipal Investigator