Clinical trial · Interventional
Expressive Storytelling to Share Adolescents/Young Adults Cancer Stories
Assessing the Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Efficacy of an Expressive Storytelling Intervention for Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer to Share Stories With Oncology Nurses
- 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)
The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of an online expressive storytelling intervention for adolescents and young adults (AYA) with cancer. * Specific Aim 1. To evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a 5-week online expressive storytelling intervention. We will (a) conduct a 1-group pre- and post-test study with 20 AYA with cancer and (b) examine feasibility and acceptability through study enrollment rates, retention rates, usability score, adherence and data collection rates, satisfaction score, perceived benefits score, and intervention fidelity. \*Hypothesis 1: We will reach following feasibility and acceptability benchmarks: (a) \>70% enrollment of eligible participants, (b) \>70% retention, (c) \>75% adherence and data collection, (d) \>70 out of 100 usability score, (e) \>5 out of 7 satisfaction score, (f) \>average 5 on the perceived benefits score, and (g) \>3 out of 4 fidelity score. * Specific Aim 2. To assess preliminary efficacy of a 5-week online expressive storytelling intervention. * Hypothesis 2: AYA participants will report lower psychosocial distress, higher health-related quality of life, and higher well-being scores postintervention.
Conditions
Conditions (4)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Growth, Posttraumatic | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Narrative Medicine | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Nurse-Patient Relations | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Pediatric Cancer | Childhood Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse-patient dyadic storytelling intervention | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Intervention group
- description
- Adolescents/young adults with cancer will participate in a 5-week online expressive storytelling intervention. They will independently create digital stories about themselves while their target audiences are their primary nurses. They will then participate in weekly online meetings with nursing research staff, during which they introduce their stories and discuss their reflections. In the final session, they will create a one-page or five-slide story to share with their primary nurses, if they want.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Nurse-patient dyadic storytelling intervention
Primary outcomes (9)
- measure
- Change in Secure Flourish Measure (Adolescent Version)
- timeFrame
- Day 0, Day 35
- description
- A 12-item 10-point Likert scale measure ranging from 0 (Not Satisfied at Aall) to 10 (Completely Satisfied) to assess adolescents' level of human flourishing. This measure is tailored to adolescents (12-18 years old).
- measure
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 15 Years
- Maximum age
- 25 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
\[Inclusion Criteria\] 1.1 AYA ages 15 to 25 years. Age criterion was determined based on (a) the age criteria of adolescence (15-17 years) and emerging adulthood (18-25 years) guided by lifespan developmental frameworks35 and (b) the intervention being developmentally appropriate for this unique age group. 1.2 Patients must have any type of histologically or cytologically confirmed malignancy during adolescence or young adulthood. 1.3 Patients may be at any stage of the cancer trajectory. Participants can be enrolled beginning one month after an initial cancer diagnosis. 1.4 Patients must be cognitively intact. 1.5 Patients must have access to the internet using their own electronic devices (e.g., laptop, desktop, tablet PC, smartphone). 1.6 Ability to speak, write, read, understand English. \[Exclusion Criteria\] 2.1 Patients who have any unanticipated needs that cannot be accommodate by the PI (e.g., technical challenges, permanent loss of electronic devices, permanently unable to access the internet) can be excluded before and during the participation. 2.2 Patients who show their unwillingness to participate in the program by their actions (e.g., providing false information, just giggling rather than answering questions, increases in aggression or anxiety) can be discussed to make a decision about honoring their desire to withdraw from participation.
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