Expressive Writing Program Among Young Adults With Blood Cancer
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In plain language
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Expressive Writing Workshop.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Hematologic Malignancy. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
An Expressive Writing Program to Support Emotional Wellness Among Young Adults With Hematologic Malignancy
Overview
The goal of this study is to learn more about an expressive writing workshop among people with blood cancer. The main question it aims to answer is whether and how an expressive writing workshop can impact mental wellness. Participants will * Take part in an online expressive writing workshop for four weeks * Take three surveys at different times over 12 weeks Researchers will compare changes in mental wellness reported by the participants of the workshop to those who will wait four weeks to start the workshop. After four weeks, the participants who are waiting will start their workshop.
Detailed description
The goal of this study is to learn more about an expressive writing workshop among people with blood cancer. The main question it aims to answer is whether and how an expressive writing workshop can impact mental wellness.
Participants will
* Take part in an online expressive writing workshop for four weeks * Take three surveys at different times over 12 weeks Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two study groups by chance. Group 1 will start the workshop the following week. Group 2 will wait 4 weeks before starting the workshop. The workshop is the same for both groups. Each week, participants will be given a writing prompt and asked to spend at least 15 minutes writing a response. They will be able to share their writing response in a private online community group if they would like, but sharing is not required.
Researchers will then compare changes in mental wellness between group 1 and 2.
Interventions
- Behavioral Expressive Writing Workshop
Group 1 will start the workshop the following week. Group 2 will wait 4 weeks before starting the workshop. There is an equal chance of being placed group 1 or group 2. You cannot choose your study group. The workshop is the same for both groups.
Primary outcome measures
- Mental Wellbeing [Time frame: Baseline, 4, and 8 weeks]
- Perceived Stress [Time frame: Baseline, 4, and 8 weeks]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Patient with a hematologic malignancy diagnosis in treatment or after treatment is completed, who is currently between the ages of 18 and 39 (young adult), or the informal caregiver of a young adult blood cancer patient
- Located within the U.S., Canada, or U.S. territories
- Able to read and write in English
Exclusion criteria
- Located outside of the U.S., Canada, or its territories
- Participant is a minor aged 17 years or below
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- Blood Cancer United — Washington D.C.
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07413991 · BCU26-01