NCT04171609

Expressive Writing for Cancer Survivors

Expressive Writing for Resilience in Adult Cancer Survivors.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 14 (actual)
• Sponsor: Duke University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a 1-day expressive writing intervention for adult cancer survivors improves resilience scores as measured by the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC).

Detailed description

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a 1-day expressive writing intervention for adult cancer survivors improves resilience scores as measured by the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC).

Conditions

• Cancer Survivors

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Expressive writing	During this daylong expressive writing workshop intervention, the writing instructor coached participants through a series of simple writing exercises. Participation required neither any prior writing experience, nor any desire to become a writer. The practices cultivate natural abilities to express the ideas that define who you are and how you experience your life.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-07-19
• Primary completion: 2020-05-14
• Completion: 2020-05-14
• First posted: 2019-11-21
• Last updated: 2020-08-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States