Expressive Writing: An investigation of whether and how writing about stressful experiences can be used to enhance psychological and physical well-being in recently treated adult cancer patients and healthy community volunteers

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Healthy participants (preventative: stress including PTSD symptoms); Adult cancer patients; Cancer - Other cancer types; Mental Health - Anxiety

• Registration Number: ACTRN12608000491369
• Lead Sponsor: Macquarie University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2008-09-30
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

1. Healthy adult participants:
(i) able to speak, read and write basic English;
(ii) minimum 18 years or older

2. Cancer sub-sample
(i) minimum 18 years or older
(ii) completed all medical treatment for their cancer (any type of cancer)
(iii) able to speak, read and write basic English
(iv) medically fit to respond to assessment and intervention protocols

Exclusion Criteria

Both sub-samples (healthy volunteers and cancer patients):
i) no current suicidal ideation
ii) absence of severe levels of psychopathology (Axis I or II disorders)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified