A Virtual, Group-Based, Expressive Writing Intervention for Survivors of Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 进行中（未招募）
- 入组人数
- 30
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Intervention Adherence Rate
研究概览
简要总结
To learn more about the experiences of adolescent and young adult cancer survivors and investigate whether a group-based writing intervention can help to improve quality of life of adolescent and young adult cancer survivors.
详细描述
Primary Objective:
To evaluate the feasibility of a virtual, group-based expressive writing intervention for survivors of adolescent and young adult cancer.
Secondary Objective:
To preliminarily assess the impact of the study for cancer survivors.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Non Randomized
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 39 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Age 15 - 39 years at cancer diagnosis
- •Age 18 - 39 years at study entry
- •Diagnosed between 1 and 5 years ago prior to enrollment
- •Can speak, read, and write in English
排除标准
- •Nonmelanoma skin cancer
- •Major mental health disorder (e.g., schizophrenia or bipolar disorder [determined from patient records or self-disclosure])
- •No internet access.
研究组 & 干预措施
Emerging adults (ages18-25 years)
Participants complete questionnaires over 20 minutes about their mood, health, and demographic information at baseline, and 1, and 3 months.
Participants are asked to write about their cancer experiences over 20 minutes (non-stop) for 4 weeks.
干预措施: Behavioral Intervention (Behavioral)
Young adults (ages 26-39 years)
Participants complete questionnaires over 20 minutes about their mood, health, and demographic information at baseline, and 1, and 3 months.
Participants are asked to write about their cancer experiences over 20 minutes (non-stop) for 4 weeks.
干预措施: Behavioral Intervention (Behavioral)
General group (ages 18-39 years)
Participants complete questionnaires over 20 minutes about their mood, health, and demographic information at baseline, and 1, and 3 months.
Participants are asked to write about their cancer experiences over 20 minutes (non-stop) for 4 weeks.
干预措施: Behavioral Intervention (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Intervention Adherence Rate
时间窗: At the end of intervention (week 8)
The intervention adherence rate will be calculated as the number of completed writing tasks divided by the total number of assigned tasks (4).
Study Completion Rate
时间窗: At 1 month follow-up
The Study completion rate is defined as the average proportion of participants who complete follow-up assessments at 1-month follow-up. We will also calculate the 95% confidence intervals for the study completion rate.
次要结局
- Perceived Stress(Baseline, and 1- and 3-month follow-up)
- Common Humanity & Self-Kindness(Baseline, and 1- and 3-month follow-up)
- Coping self-efficacy(Baseline, and 1- and 3-month follow-up)
- Impact of Event Scale(Baseline, and 1- and 3-month follow-up)
- Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General(Baseline, and 1- and 3-month follow-up)
- Posttraumatic growth(Baseline, and 1- and 3-month follow-up)