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Behavioral Intervention

Written Exposure for Cancer

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Joanna Arch, PhD
Research Sponsored by University of Colorado, Boulder
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up assessed in order to compare values at 2 timepoints: 6 weeks after baseline (post) and separately at 1.5-month follow-up (fu)
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial seeks to understand how cancer patients can benefit from a writing-based intervention to help address their worst fears about cancer.

Eligible Conditions
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Cancer
  • Cancer Phobia
  • Anxiety
  • Lymphoproliferative Disorders

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~assessed in order to compare values at 2 timepoints: 6 weeks after baseline (post) and separately at 1.5-month follow-up (fu)
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and assessed in order to compare values at 2 timepoints: 6 weeks after baseline (post) and separately at 1.5-month follow-up (fu) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Cancer-related trauma symptoms
Fear of cancer progression
Intervention Feasibility
+1 more
Secondary outcome measures
Emotional Approach Coping Scale (COPE): Avoidance coping (process measure)
Five Factor Mindfulness Questionnaire, Nonjudge and nonreact scales (process measure)
Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 Questionnaire
+7 more
Other outcome measures
Intervention Acceptability: Client Satisfaction Questionnaire-8
Intervention Acceptability: Session Feedback Questionnaire

Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: EASE Written Exposure InterventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Assigned Intervention
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Written Exposure Therapy
2021
Completed Phase 2
~370

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of Colorado, DenverOTHER
1,732 Previous Clinical Trials
2,143,553 Total Patients Enrolled
University of Colorado, BoulderLead Sponsor
119 Previous Clinical Trials
29,164 Total Patients Enrolled
Joanna Arch, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Colorado, Boulder

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Are there opportunities for patients to join this research endeavor?

"Clinicialtrials.gov has published that this clinical trial is still seeking volunteers, with the original posting taking place on April 18th 2022 and the most recent edit being made on September 13th 2023."

Answered by AI

How many individuals are currently being enrolled in this research project?

"Affirmative. The online listing on clinicaltrials.gov specifies that this medical trial is open to recruitment and was initially published on April 18th 2022, most recently updated September 13th 2023. This study aims to enrol 30 patients from a single site."

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What aims does this medical experiment seek to accomplish?

"The purpose of this research is to assess the acceptability of the intervention over a timeframe which includes Pre-Intervention, Mid-Intervention (3 weeks after start), Post Intervention (6 weeks after baseline) and 1.5 and 3 month follow ups. Secondary outcomes are measured via Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 Questionnaire, Death Attitude Profile - Revised, Fear of Death & Death Avoidance Scales and Hopelessness Assessment in Illness Questionnaire 8 item tests; each having their own scoring system ranging between 0 to 21, 12 to 84 and 0 to 16 respectively with higher scores indicating greater symptoms being tested for."

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Who else is applying?

What site did they apply to?
University of Colorado Boulder
What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Did not meet criteria
Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Trial of Written Exposure for Metastatic Cancer Patients (EASE)
Joanna Arch 2022. "Trial of Written Exposure for Metastatic Cancer Patients (EASE)". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT06042400.
~10 spots leftby Apr 2025
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