Clinical trial · Interventional
Writing Intervention With Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer
ChronCan (Chronicling Cancer): Piloting a Novel Writing Intervention With Adolescents and Young Adults With 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)
Young people with cancer have difficult experiences and writing exercises may help improve their well-being. However, very few studies have examined how a creative writing activity might be useful for young people with cancer. In this pilot study, researchers at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital hope to explore whether teenagers and young adults with cancer want to participate in a writing exercise and whether they find it to be valuable. Primary Objective To assess the feasibility and acceptability of a writing-based narrative medicine intervention for adolescent and young adult patients with cancer.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer Patients | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Communication Research | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interview | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Writing | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Participants
- description
- Adolescents and young adults (AYA) patients aged 15-25 years currently receiving cancer-directed therapy at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Writing
- Behavioral: Interview
Primary outcomes (3)
- measure
- Number of touchpoints that participants have with the narrative medicine expert/guide
- timeFrame
- During the narrative exercise, up to 2 months after enrollment
- description
- To determine intervention feasibility, the number of touchpoints that participants have with the narrative medicine expert/guide will be tracked
- measure
- Number of participants who complete the writing exercise
- timeFrame
- During the narrative exercise, up to 2 months after enrollment
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 15 Years
- Maximum age
- 25 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 15-25 * Currently receiving cancer-directed therapy * Active patient at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital * Parent of a ChronCan participant who has passed away Exclusion Criteria: * Does not meet the inclusion criteria * If the parents have not responded or not interviewed till July 31, 2027.
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