EW and Self-Guided PST in Cancer Survivors and Caregivers

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Cancer Survivors; Informal Caregivers

Treatments: Behavioral: Expressive Writing and Problem-Solving Therapy (EW+PST)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06282471

HM20028614 (Other Identifier)

MCC-23-20794

Details and patient eligibility

About

To assess the feasibility and acceptability of expressive writing + problem solving therapy (EW+PST) among cancer survivors and informal caregivers

Full description

This is a single-arm proof-of-concept behavioral clinical trial of a self-guided expressive writing and problem-solving therapy intervention for adult cancer survivors and adult informal caregivers thereof

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Cancer diagnosis of any type OR informal caregiver (family member, friend, and/or spouse who provides the majority of caregiving) of someone with cancer
• Patient of Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Massey Cancer Center OR informal caregiver (family member, friend, and/or spouse) of a VCU Massey Cancer Center patient

Exclusion criteria

• Physical inability to write
• Non-English speaker/writer
• Inability to consent to study participation

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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0 participants in 1 patient group

Expressive Writing and Problem-Solving Therapy

Experimental group

Description:

Self-guided expressive writing and problem-solving therapy intervention for adult cancer survivors and adult informal caregivers thereof

Treatment:

Behavioral: Expressive Writing and Problem-Solving Therapy (EW+PST)