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| ID | Type | Description | Link |
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| NCI-2024-02939 | Other Identifier | NCI-CTRP Clinical Trials Registry |
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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.
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.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Control condition | Experimental | Participants will be asked to write about facts regarding their cancer diagnosis and treatment in writing sessions. |
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| Intervention Condition | Experimental | 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. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Esays | Behavioral | Participants will write about their experiences One (1) time each week for 3 weeks at the beginning of the study and then 1 more time 9 months later. Participants will be asked to write about their experiences with cancer in English or Chinese and to write as much as they can for about 20-30 minutes for each essay. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| 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 | Time Frame: through study completion; an average of 1 year |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
- Inability to provide informed consent.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Qian Lu, MD, PHD | M.D. Anderson Cancer Center | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston | Texas | 77030 | United States |
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| MD Anderson Cancer Center Website | View source |
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| ID | Term |
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| D009369 | Neoplasms |
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| D011795 | Surveys and Questionnaires |
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| D003625 | Data Collection |
| D004812 | Epidemiologic Methods |
| D008919 | Investigative Techniques |
| D017531 | Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms |
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| Questionnaires | Behavioral | Participants will answer a questionnaire at the beginning of the study and then 3, 6, and 12 months later. Participants will also answer a questionnaire about their thoughts on writing and on the study after they complete the third essay. |
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| D011787 | Quality of Health Care |
| D017530 | Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation |
| D011634 | Public Health |
| D004778 | Environment and Public Health |