Writing to Heal: A Culturally Based Brief Expressive Writing Intervention for Chinese Immigrant Breast Cancer Survivors
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
This clinical trial studies the effect of a culturally based brief expressive writing intervention in improving the health of Chinese immigrant stage 0-III breast cancer survivors. Culturally based brief expressive writing interventions may help researchers learn more about the experiences of Chinese immigrant breast cancer survivors and how writing about their experiences may affect their health.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: Female
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Being diagnosed with stage 0-III breast cancer.
• Completed primary treatment, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immune therapy, and/or targeted therapy within the preceding 5 years.
• Foreign-born Chinese women (aged 18 and older) who lived in the U.S. for at least six months in the past.
Locations
United States
Texas
M D Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITING
Houston
Time Frame
Start Date: 2021-07-23
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-04-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 285
Treatments
Active_comparator: Arm I (control writing)
Patients write about facts regarding their cancer diagnosis and treatment for 3 weekly 30-minute sessions.
Experimental: Arm II (self-regulation writing)
Patients write about stress and coping, emotional disclosure, and benefit finding for 3 weekly 30-minute sessions.
Experimental: Arm III (self-cultivation writing)
Patients write about positive thoughts and feelings regarding their breast cancer experience for 3 weekly 30-minute sessions.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Collaborators: National Cancer Institute (NCI)