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NCT03800758 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 3

Expressive Helping for Stem Cell Transplant Patients

A Phase 3 study, sponsored by Northwestern University.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 3
Development phase
405
Enrollment target

NCT03800758: Completed Phase 3 study, sponsored by Northwestern University.

NCT03800758 is a Phase 3 study that has completed, run by Northwestern University. The registered enrollment target is 405 participants, below the 772-participant average among 15,282 other Phase 3 trials with a reported enrollment target (48% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT03800758, a Phase 3 study, has completed, sponsored by Northwestern University.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 3
Development phase
405 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The Writing for Insight, Strength, and Ease (WISE) Study is a multisite Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) testing the efficacy of the Expressive Helping (EH) intervention among adults receiving hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Primary Outcome

MD Anderson Symptom Inventory-Bone Marrow Transplant (MDASI-BMT), which measures both the severity of and interference caused by 13 symptoms, plus 5 transplant-specific symptoms. Symptom severity is rated on a 0-10 scale (0="not present" to 10="As bad as you can imagine") to indicate the severity of symptoms in the past 24 hours. The mean of items are calculated to yield a symptom severity score in which higher scores indicate higher severity.

Interventions

  • BEHAVIORAL Expressive Helping
  • BEHAVIORAL Factual Writing

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 405 participants
Start Date 2019-03-06
Est. Completion 2023-04-24
Phase Phase 3
Northwestern University

1,209 total trials

What the finished NCT03800758 record still lists

NCT03800758 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 405 participants enrollment target is mid-sized for trials with a published cap, below the 772-participant average among 15,282 other Phase 3 trials with a reported enrollment target (48% lower).

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

NCT03800758 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT03800758 about?

NCT03800758 is a clinical study titled "Expressive Helping for Stem Cell Transplant Patients". The Writing for Insight, Strength, and Ease (WISE) Study is a multisite Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) testing the efficacy of the Expressive Helping (EH) intervention among adults receiving hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

What is the current status of trial NCT03800758?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 3 study. The enrollment target is 405 participants. The study started on 2019-03-06. Estimated completion is 2023-04-24.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT03800758?

The interventions under investigation include: Expressive Helping (BEHAVIORAL), Factual Writing (BEHAVIORAL).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT03800758?

This trial is sponsored by Northwestern University, which has 1,209 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT03800758's enrollment target sits among peer trials

405 914th of 2000 higher than 1,087 of 2,000 other Phase 3 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 NCT03800758, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT03800758 (mid enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.