Writing Intervention With Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

26 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-08-02

Study Completion Date

2026-12-31

Brief Summary

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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.

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Detailed Description

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Participants will be given the opportunity to write about their experiences with cancer, with support and guidance from an expert writer. Participants will meet briefly with the expert at the start of the exercise (15-30 minutes), and they can choose to meet 1-3 additional times with the expert over the next 2 months to receive further support if they wish.

After completing the writing exercise, participants will do an informal interview to share their thoughts about whether the experience of writing felt helpful or not. The post-intervention interview will occur at around 2 months after enrollment, +/- 1 month. Patients may participate in a second informal semi-structured interview 6 to 12 months after completing the first interview. Additionally, bereaved parents may participate in an informal interview on study.

Conditions

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Cancer Patients Communication Research

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Participants

Adolescents and young adults (AYA) patients aged 15-25 years currently receiving cancer-directed therapy at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Writing

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will be asked to write about their experiences with cancer, guided by several specific open-ended writing prompts to spark ideas.

Interview

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Following 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.

Interventions

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Writing

Participants will be asked to write about their experiences with cancer, guided by several specific open-ended writing prompts to spark ideas.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Interview

Following 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.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

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Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 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

* If the parents have not responded or not interviewed till December 31, 2025.

Minimum Eligible Age

15 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

25 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No