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Study NCT ID:
NCT00251420
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2009-05-07
First Post:
2005-11-09
Brief Title:
Writing About Disease Effect on Rehabilitation
Sponsor:
LHL Helse
Organization:
LHL Helse
Study Overview
Official Title:
Writing About Disease Effect on Rehabilitation
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2009-05
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
Therapeutic writing about ones emotions has been described previously J Pennebaker Emotions disclosure and health Am Psychol Assoc 1995 The present project will compare the effects if any of writing about the emotional versus the physical consequences of lung disease on anxiety perceived quality of life and perceived health status
Detailed Description:
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD patients age 35-70 and asthma patients age 20-60 referred to a 4 weeks inpatient rehabilitation program - who agree to participate in the project - are randomly assigned to one of three conditions
Writing about emotional consequences of their disease before the program starts
Writing about physical consequences of their disease before the program starts
Not writing
All patients are measured completing questionnaires at home on perceived quality of life perceived health status and trait anxiety - 2 weeks before the program 2 weeks after the program and 6 months after the program FEV1 and 6 min walking distance are measured at the beginning and by the end of the program
In addition to questionnaires all patients are asked to
Write in their own words 2 weeks after to evaluate their stay at the rehabilitation clinic and
Write in their own words 6 months after about how the disease affects their life at that point
Both quantitative and qualitative data will be used for analysis purposes
Writing about emotional consequences of their disease before the program starts
Writing about physical consequences of their disease before the program starts
Not writing
All patients are measured completing questionnaires at home on perceived quality of life perceived health status and trait anxiety - 2 weeks before the program 2 weeks after the program and 6 months after the program FEV1 and 6 min walking distance are measured at the beginning and by the end of the program
In addition to questionnaires all patients are asked to
Write in their own words 2 weeks after to evaluate their stay at the rehabilitation clinic and
Write in their own words 6 months after about how the disease affects their life at that point
Both quantitative and qualitative data will be used for analysis purposes
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
None
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None