Status:

COMPLETED

A Nurse Led Project to Introduce Hand Lettering as a Form of Creative Art Expression to Patients in an Ambulatory Oncology Setting

Lead Sponsor:

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Conditions:

Anxiety

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The investigators are conducting a project to provide a new type of resource called "hand lettering" to patients receiving chemotherapy. This is a type of art therapy. The goal of this project is to u...

Detailed Description

This study is being done to understand if it is feasible to use a form of art-therapy called hand-lettering at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. We would also like to explore the anxiety a person has befo...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adult patients (\>age 18) with a cancer diagnosis receiving oral or IV chemotherapy at Dana-Farber on Yawkey 10.
  • Able to read and speak English
  • Has a minimum appointment time of 60 minutes

Exclusion

  • Individuals with visual impairment or blindness will be excluded

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 9 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 5 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

22 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03291730

Start Date

January 9 2018

End Date

June 5 2018

Last Update

December 3 2018

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Dana Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115