The Effectiveness of Expressive Writing Diary on Preoperative Anxiety Level of Breast Cancer Patients Awaiting Surgery: Randomized Controlled Trial with A Mixed Methods Research

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

TCTR

Registry ID

TCTR20220211003

Enrollment

Registered

2022-02-11

Start date

2022-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

preoperative anxiety in breast cancer patients awaiting surgery preoperative anxiety, expressive writing diary, breast cancer

Interventions

It is a diary which was constructed by hand, consisted the questions related with breast cancer including information of breast cancer, understanding of breast cancer, anxiety, and meaning of life,It

Active Comparator Behavioral,Placebo Comparator Behavioral

Expressive Writing Diary,Relaxing Diary

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. diagnosed breast cancer 2. female 3. obtaining total or simple mastectomy or partial mastectomy or breast - conserving surgery 4. Three or more of score in Anxiety Visual Scale

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. seven or more of score in pain scale 2. diagnosed dementia, mental retardation, or mind cognitive impairment 3. diagnosed deaf or dumb or containing other limitations for writing diary 4. diagnosed psychiatric disorder

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
preoperative anxiety 1 day State - Trait Anxiety Inventory	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Quality of life 1 day WHOQOL - BREF -THAI	—

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactWatanachai Klankluang

Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital

kamo_bang@hotmail.com0906589796

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026