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The Therapeutic Effect Of Expressive Writing In People Living With And Beyond Cancer.
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Age: 18 Years +
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ID07567157
The Therapeutic Effect of Expressive Writing in People Living With and Beyond Cancer
Led by Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust
Updated on 2026-05-05
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Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust
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University of Plymouth
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What This Trial Is About
This research aims to understand how compassionate expressive writing affects well-being in people living with and beyond cancer. It focuses on whether this type of writing impacts body compassion, self-compassion, quality of life, and psychological well-being. The study compares compassionate expressive writing to a standard expressive writing task without a compassionate prompt to see if there are differences in these self-reported outcomes. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups one that completes four weekly expressive writing sessions with a compassionate prompt encouraging kindness toward themselves and their experiences, and a control group that completes the same writing sessions without the compassionate prompt. Each session lasts about 20 minutes and covers topics related to their cancer experience. Writing sessions can be attended in person or remotely. The study includes pre- and post-intervention questionnaires and a follow-up at one month after the final session. Throughout the study, participants complete standardized measures of body compassion, self-compassion, quality of life, and psychological well-being before the first writing task, after the final session, and again one month later. Researchers also collect writing samples and gather subjective feedback on the writing experience after each session. Participants can complete questionnaires in various ways, including in person, by phone, or online. The total participation period spans about eight weeks, including follow-up assessments and safety monitoring.
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Brief Title
The Therapeutic Effect of Expressive Writing.
Who Can Participate
Age: 18 Years +
All Genders
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- To have experienced an internal or external change to their body due to any form of cancer and/or its treatment at any point in their lives.
- To be 18 or older.
- The ability to read and write in English.
- To have the ability to provide informed consent.
You will not qualify if you...
- Distress levels that make participation unsafe or inappropriate due to cancer prognosis or a mental health condition.
- Inability to realistically commit to a 4-week intervention due to poor physical or mental health or other personal commitments.
- Inability to provide informed consent.
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Your Study Journey
Screening
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 visit (in-person or remote) to complete eligibility questionnaires and provide informed consent
Outpatient Treatment
Duration - 4 weeks
Participants complete four weekly expressive writing sessions either in person at the Cove Macmillan Centre or remotely online. Each session lasts 15-20 minutes and involves writing on topics related to cancer experiences, with one group receiving compassionate writing prompts and the other writing freely without prompts.
Weekly visits or online sessions for 4 weeks
Follow-up
Duration - 1 month
Participants complete follow-up questionnaires and standardized outcome measures one month after the final writing session to assess changes in self-compassion, well-being, and quality of life. They can complete these remotely or in person and receive a debrief about the study.
1 follow-up visit or remote assessment
Trial Site Locations
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Royal Cornwall Hospital NHS Trust
Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom, TR1 3HD
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Ariane Scalpello, Doctoral
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Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Number of Arms
2
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