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NCT Number: NCT06123416

Emotion Regulation and Cancer Caregiving

The purpose of the study is to determine how the behaviors of cancer caregivers can impact patients.

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Key information

Conditions

Breast Cancer Breast Diseases Breast Neoplasms Cancer Emotions Healthy Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Skin Diseases Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Age range

21 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Stanford University

Stanford, California, 94305, United States

Who can participate

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

All participants must:

  • Be 21 years or older
  • Have access to a computer with internet access

Patients must:

  • Be women
  • Have a diagnosis of breast cancer (non-recurrent)

Caregivers must be:

-The patient's caregiver (providing support to the patient)

Exclusion criteria

Participants must not be:

-Younger than 21 years

Patients must not:

  • Be men
  • Have a diagnosis other than breast cancer (non-recurrent)

Treatment and study plan

Expressive writing

Behavioral

Caregivers complete three 20-min writing sessions in which they write about an assigned topic - emotional or non-emotional.

Primary outcomes

  1. Emotion Regulation Questionnaire

    Time frame: Baseline through 3 months post-intervention

    Emotion regulation refers to the ways people influence which emotions they have, and how they experience and express these emotions. Participants will rate their habitual pursuit of pro-hedonic, contra-hedonic, pro-social, and impression management goals using the ERGS. The items will be rated on the same 7-point scale (1 = never; 7 = always).

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Stanford University

Other

Collaborators

  • U.S. National Science Foundation

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
Nov 8, 2023
Registry last updated
Nov 13, 2023

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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