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| 1K01MD014750 | U.S. NIH Grant/Contract | View source |
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| National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) | NIH |
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The Chinese American Cancer Survivors Writing Study is a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) testing the feasibility and efficacy of the Expressive Helping (EH) intervention among Chinese American cancer survivors.
Chinese Americans are one of the fastest growing immigrant groups in the United States, but there is still a lack of culturally-sensitive and linguistically-appropriate resources and interventions for this group. To address this gap, the investigators will examine the efficacy and feasibility of Expressive Helping, a writing intervention designed to lead participants to write about their cancer experiences. Participants will be adult cancer survivors of Chinese descent. After screening and consent, eligible participants will be enrolled in a 1:1:1 randomized controlled trial. Assessments of psychological symptoms will occur at baseline (prior to randomization), 1-month post-intervention, 3-months post-intervention, and 6-months post-intervention.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Expressive Helping | Experimental | Participants complete a 20-minute expressive writing session once per week for the first three weeks. During Week 4, participants complete a 20-minute peer support writing session. |
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| Expressive Writing | Active Comparator | Participants complete a 20-minute expressive writing session once per week for four weeks. |
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| Factual Writing | Active Comparator | Participants complete a 20-minute factual writing about their cancer diagnosis and treatment every week for four weeks. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Expressive Helping | Behavioral | Expressive helping involves a combination of emotional disclosure and peer support writing completed over four weeks. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Recruitment rates | The number of participants screened for eligibility, percent eligible to participate, and percent of people who refuse to participate will be tracked. | through study completion, an average of 6 months |
| Retention rates | Percent of participants who complete each stage of the study (e.g., baseline survey, writing sessions, follow-ups) will be tracked. | through study completion, an average of 6 months |
| Completion rate of writing sessions | Assessed by dividing the number of writing sessions finished by the number of sessions assigned. | through study completion, an average of 6 months |
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| Changes in depressive symptoms assessed by the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale | Depressive symptoms will be measured with the 10-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). The score can range from 0-30 and higher scores indicate more depressive symptoms. | Baseline to 1-month follow-up, 3-month follow-up, and 6-month follow-up |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| New York University | New York | New York | 10003 | United States |
All IPD will be protected and maintained by the study team
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| Type | Includes Protocol | Includes SAP | Includes ICF | Document Label | Document Date | Document Uploaded Date | Document File Name |
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| ICF | No | No | Yes | Informed Consent Form | Jan 24, 2025 | Dec 2, 2025 | ICF_000.pdf |
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| D009369 | Neoplasms |
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| Expressive Writing | Behavioral | Expressive writing involves emotional disclosure writing over four weeks. |
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| Factual Writing | Behavioral | Factual writing involves writing facts about cancer treatment and experiences over four weeks. |
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| Changes in anxiety symptoms assessed by the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Screener | Anxiety symptoms will be measured with the 7-item GAD-7 scale (Spitzer et al., 2006). This scale measures generalized anxiety symptoms in the past 7 days, has score ranges from 0-21 with higher scores indicating greater anxiety symptoms. | Baseline to 1-month follow-up, 3-month follow-up, and 6-month follow-up |
| Changes in health-related quality of life assessed by the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy: General (FACT-G). | Health-related quality of life will be measured by the 27-item FACT-G, which assess four domains: physical well-being, social well-being, emotional well-being and functional well-being. The score ranges from 0-108 with higher scores indicating better quality of life. | Baseline to 1-month follow-up, 3-month follow-up, and 6-month follow-up |
| Changes in perceived stress assessed by the Perceived Stress Scale. | Perceived stress is measured by the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). The score ranges from 0-40 with higher scores indicating higher perceived stress. | Baseline to 1-month follow-up, 3-month follow-up, and 6-month follow-up |
| Changes in cancer-related fatigue assessed by the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy - Fatigue | Cancer-related fatigue is measured by the 13-item Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy - Fatigue (FACIT). The score ranges from 0-52 with higher scores indicating greater fatigue. | Baseline to 1-month follow-up, 3-month follow-up, and 6-month follow-up |