Health Benefits of Writing Therapy Among Asian American Cancer Survivors
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 进行中（未招募）
- 入组人数
- 180
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- 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
研究概览
简要总结
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.
详细描述
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.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- 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 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •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.
排除标准
- •- Inability to provide informed consent.
研究组 & 干预措施
Control condition
Participants will be asked to write about facts regarding their cancer diagnosis and treatment in writing sessions.
干预措施: Esays (Behavioral)
Control condition
Participants will be asked to write about facts regarding their cancer diagnosis and treatment in writing sessions.
干预措施: Questionnaires (Behavioral)
Intervention Condition
Participants will be asked to write about different topics regarding their cancer experience. During session 1, participants will be asked to write about the stress of having cancer and their strategies for coping with stressors associated with their cancer (i.e., stress and coping). During session 2, participants will be asked to write about their deepest feelings regarding their cancer experience (i.e., emotional disclosure). During session 3 and the booster session (at 9-month follow-up), participants will be asked to write about positive thoughts and feelings regarding their experience with cancer.
干预措施: Esays (Behavioral)
Intervention Condition
Participants will be asked to write about different topics regarding their cancer experience. During session 1, participants will be asked to write about the stress of having cancer and their strategies for coping with stressors associated with their cancer (i.e., stress and coping). During session 2, participants will be asked to write about their deepest feelings regarding their cancer experience (i.e., emotional disclosure). During session 3 and the booster session (at 9-month follow-up), participants will be asked to write about positive thoughts and feelings regarding their experience with cancer.
干预措施: Questionnaires (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
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
时间窗: Time Frame: through study completion; an average of 1 year
次要结局
未报告次要终点