Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00473941
Life After Cancer: Behavioral Treatment Study to Improve Quality of Life
Expressive Writing and Adjustment to Colorectal Cancer
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 193 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Temple University · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The purpose of the study is to find new ways to improve the quality of life of people who have been treated for colon or rectal cancer.
Detailed description
Individuals who take part in the study can expect: Two Interviews: * To be interviewed by our research staff over the phone. The interviews will include questions about your current quality of life and health. Brief Writing in a Journal: * To write for 15 minutes twice a week for two weeks about aspects of your life.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BEHAVIORAL | Expressive writing | Behavioral intervention using writing about cancer to improve quality of life outcomes |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2005-09-01
- Primary completion
- 2008-08-01
- Completion
- 2008-08-01
- First posted
- 2007-05-16
- Last updated
- 2022-08-02
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00473941. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.