Writing About Experiences With Ovarian Cancer

NCT ID: NCT02593422

Last Updated: 2022-05-23

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

73 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-04-30

Study Completion Date

2016-12-31

Brief Summary

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This online study aims to understand whether writing about one's experiences with ovarian cancer may be beneficial for psychological and physical wellbeing in women with a history of ovarian cancer. Investigators are also interested in studying how certain individual characteristics may impact the effectiveness of writing. Participants will be asked to complete an initial survey (15 min), followed by writing about their experiences with ovarian cancer on four occasions (20 - 25 min each), over the course of two weeks. A final survey (10 min) will be completed one month afterwards.

Detailed Description

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The purpose of this randomized controlled experiment is to examine the effects of writing about experiences with ovarian cancer on psychological and physical outcomes in English-speaking women with a history of ovarian cancer. It will also examine how certain individual characteristics may impact the effectiveness of the writing interventions for different women. After completing an initial survey, women will be asked to write about their experiences with ovarian cancer on 4 separate occasions of 20-25 min each in the course of 2 weeks. A final survey will be completed one month after the last writing session. The entire study will be conducted online.

Conditions

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Ovarian Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Expressive Writing

Writing about ovarian cancer: Participants will be asked to write about their deepest thoughts and emotions about their experience with ovarian cancer

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Expressive Writing

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will be asked to write about their deepest thoughts and emotions about their experience with ovarian cancer

Fact Writing (Control)

Writing about ovarian cancer: Participants will be asked to write about the facts of their experience with ovarian cancer

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Fact Writing (Control)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will be asked to write about the facts of their experience with ovarian cancer

Interventions

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Expressive Writing

Participants will be asked to write about their deepest thoughts and emotions about their experience with ovarian cancer

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Fact Writing (Control)

Participants will be asked to write about the facts of their experience with ovarian cancer

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Women with a history of ovarian cancer (any stage)
* At least 18 years old
* English-speaking/Can comfortably read and write in English
* Able to provide informed consent
* Internet access
* Valid email address
* Any region/country

Exclusion Criteria

* Minors (younger than 18)
* Lack of English proficiency
* Inability to provide informed consent
* Male
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Maryland, College Park

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Mary Ann Hoffman, Ph.D.

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

University of Maryland, College Park

Locations

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University of Maryland, College Park

College Park, Maryland, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Merz EL, Fox RS, Malcarne VL. Expressive writing interventions in cancer patients: a systematic review. Health Psychol Rev. 2014;8(3):339-61. doi: 10.1080/17437199.2014.882007. Epub 2014 Feb 18.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25053218 (View on PubMed)

Frattaroli J. Experimental disclosure and its moderators: a meta-analysis. Psychol Bull. 2006 Nov;132(6):823-65. doi: 10.1037/0033-2909.132.6.823.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 17073523 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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728101-3

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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