Clinical trial · Interventional
Writing About Experiences With Ovarian Cancer
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This online study aims to understand whether writing about one's experiences with ovarian cancer may be beneficial for psychological and physical wellbeing in women with a history of ovarian cancer. Investigators are also interested in studying how certain individual characteristics may impact the effectiveness of writing. Participants will be asked to complete an initial survey (15 min), followed by writing about their experiences with ovarian cancer on four occasions (20 - 25 min each), over the course of two weeks. A final survey (10 min) will be completed one month afterwards.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ovarian Cancer | Malignant Ovarian Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expressive Writing | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Fact Writing (Control) | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Expressive Writing
- description
- Writing about ovarian cancer: Participants will be asked to write about their deepest thoughts and emotions about their experience with ovarian cancer
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Expressive Writing
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Fact Writing (Control)
- description
- Writing about ovarian cancer: Participants will be asked to write about the facts of their experience with ovarian cancer
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Fact Writing (Control)
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Change in Psychological Functioning (Wellbeing/Distress)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Women with a history of ovarian cancer (any stage) * At least 18 years old * English-speaking/Can comfortably read and write in English * Able to provide informed consent * Internet access * Valid email address * Any region/country Exclusion Criteria: * Minors (younger than 18) * Lack of English proficiency * Inability to provide informed consent * Male
References
Publications (2)
- BACKGROUNDMerz EL, Fox RS, Malcarne VL. Expressive writing interventions in cancer patients: a systematic review. Health Psychol Rev. 2014;8(3):339-61. doi: 10.1080/17437199.2014.882007. Epub 2014 Feb 18. PMID 25053218
- BACKGROUNDFrattaroli J. Experimental disclosure and its moderators: a meta-analysis. Psychol Bull. 2006 Nov;132(6):823-65. doi: 10.1037/0033-2909.132.6.823. PMID 17073523