Writing Intervention With Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age15-25
SponsorSt. Jude Children's Research Hospital
About this trial
Young people with cancer have difficult experiences and writing exercises may help improve their well-being. However, very few studies have examined how a creative writing activity might be useful for young people with cancer. In this pilot study, researchers at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital hope to explore whether teenagers and young adults with cancer want to participate in a writing exercise and whether they find it to be valuable.
Primary Objective
To assess the feasibility and acceptability of a writing-based narrative medicine intervention for adolescent and young adult patients with cancer.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Aged 15-25
Currently receiving cancer-directed therapy
Active patient at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Parent of a ChronCan participant who has passed away
Disqualifiers
Does not meet the inclusion criteria
If the parents have not responded or not interviewed till July 31, 2027.
Trial design
Design model
Single group
Treatments tested in this trial
Writing
BehavioralParticipants will be asked to write about their experiences with cancer, guided by several specific open-ended writing prompts to spark ideas.
Interview
BehavioralFollowing completion of the writing exercise, participants will reflect on their experiences with the writing intervention in a semi-structured private interview with a member of the research team.
Treatment groups
26 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupGroup A: ParticipantsExperimental treatment 2 interventions
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Number of touchpoints that participants have with the narrative medicine expert/guide
To determine intervention feasibility, the number of touchpoints that participants have with the narrative medicine expert/guide will be tracked
Time frame
During the narrative exercise, up to 2 months after enrollment2
Number of participants who complete the writing exercise
To determine intervention feasibility, the number of participants who complete the writing exercise will be tracked
Time frame
During the narrative exercise, up to 2 months after enrollment3
Intervention acceptability
Comparison of acceptability between participants who did/did not participate in the optional check-ins. Analysis of de-identified semi-structured interviews will be done. Interviews will be recorded, transcribed, de-identified, and analyzed using content analysis, an inductive approach that includes memo-writing, codebook development, coding, reconciliation, and synthesis to identify emerging patterns and themes.
Time frame
Post-intervention interview will occur after the narrative exercise is completed at around 2 months after enrollment, +/- 1 monthSponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov