Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 11:35 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 11:35 PM
NCT ID:
NCT00624156
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Women with Stage IV breast cancer
* Receiving cancer care at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
* At least 18 years of age
* Can speak, read, and write in English
* In the judgment of consenting professionals able to provide informed consent
* Score of 4 or higher on the distress thermometer (established cutoff score for probable distress; see Jacobsen et al., 2005)
Exclusion Criteria:
* Significant psychiatric or cognitive impairment (dementia/delirium, retardation, psychosis) that in the judgment of the investigators will preclude providing informed consent and participating in the intervention
* Currently engaging in expressive writing (e.g., journal writing that involves expressing one's feelings) on a daily basis
* Currently participating in intervention trials with similar endpoints • Male
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
FEMALE
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT00624156
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00624156