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NCT01888523 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Stress Management for Cancer Survivors

A NA study, sponsored by Virginia Commonwealth University.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
40
Enrollment target

NCT01888523: Completed NA study, sponsored by Virginia Commonwealth University.

NCT01888523 is a NA study that has completed, run by Virginia Commonwealth University. The registered enrollment target is 40 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (97% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT01888523, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Virginia Commonwealth University.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
40 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

Determine the efficacy of a brief and inexpensive psychosocial intervention, (called expressive writing) in improving health outcomes for cancer survivors.

Primary Outcome

Participants will be asked to give their saliva samples through chewable swabs 3 times per day on every day of data collection, i.e. once at baseline, which is 24 hours before the intervention, and twice after the intervention, specifically, 24 hours and 6 weeks post-intervention. Participants will be requested to chew on their swabs and spit into their containers at the following times: 1) immediately after waking up, 2) within 30 min after waking, and 3) immediately before going to sleep.

Interventions

  • BEHAVIORAL Expressive writing
  • BEHAVIORAL Everyday experiences writing

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 40 participants
Start Date 2014-02
Est. Completion 2016-01
Phase NA
Virginia Commonwealth University

558 total trials

What the finished NCT01888523 record still lists

NCT01888523 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 40 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (97% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Expressive writing is the first listed.

NCT01888523 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT01888523 about?

NCT01888523 is a clinical study titled "Stress Management for Cancer Survivors". Determine the efficacy of a brief and inexpensive psychosocial intervention, (called expressive writing) in improving health outcomes for cancer survivors.

What is the current status of trial NCT01888523?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 40 participants. The study started on 2014-02. Estimated completion is 2016-01.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT01888523?

The interventions under investigation include: Expressive writing (BEHAVIORAL), Everyday experiences writing (BEHAVIORAL).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT01888523?

This trial is sponsored by Virginia Commonwealth University, which has 558 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT01888523's enrollment target sits among peer trials

40 1447th of 2000 higher than 465 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01888523, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT01888523 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.