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Behavioural Intervention

Expressive Writing for Body Image Distress in Young Cancer Survivors

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Led By Victoria Wytiaz, MD

Research Sponsored by University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Age 15-39 years

Be younger than 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 7 months

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Study Summary

This trial tests a four-week in-home program to reduce body image distress & anxiety in 15-39 yr old cancer survivors. It could be life-changing.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for adolescent and young adult cancer survivors aged 15-39 who have finished cancer treatments at least 3 months prior. They must be experiencing body image distress but not planning any new cancer treatment or starting new therapies for body image issues during the study.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The trial tests a four-week in-home expressive writing program focused on body image (BI) to see if it can reduce BI distress and anxiety among participants. It's a pilot randomized-controlled trial, meaning some will use the writing program while others won't, to compare outcomes.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this intervention involves expressive writing from home, there are no direct medical side effects like you'd expect with drugs or surgery. However, discussing sensitive topics could potentially cause emotional discomfort.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I am between 15 and 39 years old.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 7 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~7 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 7 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Feasibility of in-home Body Image (BI) -focused expressive writing (EW) intervention for post-treatment adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors with BI distress (adherence)

Feasibility of in-home Body Image (BI) -focused expressive writing (EW) intervention for post-treatment adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors with BI distress (practicality)

Feasibility of in-home Body Image (BI) -focused expressive writing (EW) intervention for post-treatment adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors with BI distress (recruitment)

Secondary outcome measures

Acceptability of Intervention

Facilitators and barriers of the intervention

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Expressive Writing (EW)Experimental Treatment1 Intervention

four- week, in- home, Body Image (BI)- focused EW intervention

Group II: Attention ControlActive Control1 Intervention

four- week control writing program

0 / 1Eligibility criteria met

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of Michigan Rogel Cancer CenterLead Sponsor

293 Previous Clinical Trials

24,067 Total Patients Enrolled

Victoria Wytiaz, MDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are participants being actively sought for this clinical experiment?

"The information available on clinicaltrials.gov signals that this specific medical trial is no longer recruiting individuals, with the last update was made on September 13th 2023. However, there are presently 15 alternate trials looking for potential participants."

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Do seniors meet the eligibility requirements for participation in this clinical trial?

"This medical trial is seeking participants between 15 and 39 years of age."

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Is it possible to enlist in this research endeavor?

"To be eligible for this experiment, prospective participants must have an age between 15 and 39 and a diagnosis of cancer. This clinical trial is currently onboarding around 30 patients."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Feasibility of Expressive Writing for Body Image Distress and Anxiety Among Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors

2024. "Feasibility of Expressive Writing for Body Image Distress and Anxiety Among Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT06046014.