A Nurse Led Project to Introduce Hand Lettering as a Form of Creative Art Expression to Patients in an Ambulatory Oncology Setting

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Anxiety
• Interventions: Behavioral: Breathing and journaling exercise; Other: Art-therapy

• Registration Number: NCT03291730
• Lead Sponsor: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Brief Summary

The investigators are conducting a project to provide a new type of resource called "hand lettering" to patients receiving chemotherapy. This is a type of art therapy. The goal of this project is to understand if it is feasible to use art-therapy and to describe anxiety before and after completing hand-lettering.

Detailed Description

This study is being done to understand if it is feasible to use a form of art-therapy called hand-lettering at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. We would also like to explore the anxiety a person has before and after using hand-lettering.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2017-09-20
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-09-20
• Study First Posted: 2017-09-25
• Study Start: 2018-01-09
• Primary Completion: 2018-06-05
• Study Completion: 2018-06-05
• Status Verified: 2018-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-11-29
• Last Update Posted: 2018-12-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 22

Inclusion Criteria

• Adult patients (>age 18) with a cancer diagnosis receiving oral or IV chemotherapy at Dana-Farber on Yawkey 10.
• Able to read and speak English
• Has a minimum appointment time of 60 minutes

Exclusion Criteria

-Individuals with visual impairment or blindness will be excluded

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Hand Lettering	Art-therapy	* The participant will engage in art-therapy by tracing and coloring a detailed letter or word * Participants will also be guided through a relaxation breathing and journaling exercise that can be incorporated into the art activity.
Hand Lettering	Breathing and journaling exercise	* The participant will engage in art-therapy by tracing and coloring a detailed letter or word * Participants will also be guided through a relaxation breathing and journaling exercise that can be incorporated into the art activity.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Evaluate the feasibility of implementing nurse-led hand-lettering in an ambulatory infusion setting	2 years	Feasibility will be defined through enrollment and completion rates.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Describe patient self-reported anxiety before and after utilizing hand-lettering	2 years	Anxiety measured through the State Trait Anxiety Index.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Dana Farber Cancer Institute; 🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States