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2025-12-26 @ 10:19 PM
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2026-03-11 @ 11:38 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT04754412
Status:
RECRUITING
Last Update Posted:
2025-05-19
First Post:
2021-02-10
Is Gene Therapy:
True
Has Adverse Events:
False
Brief Title:
Culturally Based Brief Expressive Writing Intervention for the Improvement of Health in Chinese Immigrant Stage 0-III Breast Cancer Survivors, Writing to Heal Study
Sponsor:
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Organization:
Study Overview
Official Title:
Writing to Heal: A Culturally Based Brief Expressive Writing Intervention for Chinese Immigrant Breast Cancer Survivors
Status:
RECRUITING
Status Verified Date:
2025-05
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
This clinical trial studies the effect of a culturally based brief expressive writing intervention in improving the health of Chinese immigrant stage 0-III breast cancer survivors. Culturally based brief expressive writing interventions may help researchers learn more about the experiences of Chinese immigrant breast cancer survivors and how writing about their experiences may affect their health.
Detailed Description:
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To determine the health benefits of expressive writing compared with the control condition.
II. To characterize how acculturation moderates the effects of expressive writing interventions.
III. To identify mechanisms explaining the benefits of the interventions using mixed methods.
OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 3 arms.
ARM I (CONTROL): Patients write about facts regarding their cancer diagnosis and treatment for 3 weekly 30-minute sessions.
ARM II (SELF-REGULATION): Patients write about stress and coping, emotional disclosure, and benefit finding for 3 weekly 30-minute sessions.
ARM III (SELF-CULTIVATION): Patients write about positive thoughts and feelings regarding their breast cancer experience for 3 weekly 30-minute sessions.
After completion of study, patients are followed up at 6 weeks and at 6 and 12 months.
I. To determine the health benefits of expressive writing compared with the control condition.
II. To characterize how acculturation moderates the effects of expressive writing interventions.
III. To identify mechanisms explaining the benefits of the interventions using mixed methods.
OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 3 arms.
ARM I (CONTROL): Patients write about facts regarding their cancer diagnosis and treatment for 3 weekly 30-minute sessions.
ARM II (SELF-REGULATION): Patients write about stress and coping, emotional disclosure, and benefit finding for 3 weekly 30-minute sessions.
ARM III (SELF-CULTIVATION): Patients write about positive thoughts and feelings regarding their breast cancer experience for 3 weekly 30-minute sessions.
After completion of study, patients are followed up at 6 weeks and at 6 and 12 months.
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?: