Breaking Silence Through Story: A Narrative Medicine Intervention for Parents of Children With Urogenital Conditions
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Conditions studied: DSD, Hypospadias
In brief
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether a journaling intervention can reduce stress and anxiety in parents of children with urogenital conditions (such as differences of sex development and hypospadias). The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does guided journaling help to reduce anxiety levels in parents of children with urogenital conditions? * What are parents' perspectives on group-based writing interventions for future support programs? Participants will: * Complete a short anxiety questionnaire (the General Anxiety Disorder-7 scale) at the beginning of the study * Receive a physical journal with 5 writing prompts designed to help process emotions related to their child's condition * Complete 5 journal entries over several weeks, writing about their experiences and feelings * Complete the same anxiety questionnaire again after finishing the journal entries * Participate in a 45-minute interview to discuss how the journaling affected their stress levels and gather feedback on potential group-based writing programs
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT06989593
- Run by
- Sarah Schlegel
- People needed
- 20
- Starts
- 2025-10-10
- Expected to finish
- 2026-11-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-05-18
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Parent or legal guardian of a child (age 0-17 years) diagnosed with a urogenital condition (such as differences of sex development or hypospadias)
- Able to read and understand English
- Willing to complete a guided journaling intervention (through writing or dictation) over a period of approximately 5 weeks
- Willing to participate in a 45 minute follow-up interview
- Able to provide informed consent
You may not qualify if…
- Parent/guardian with severe psychiatric disorder that would interfere with participation as determined by referring physician
- Parent/guardian unable to complete either written journaling activities or dictation
- Inability to provide informed consent
Where it is running
- Boston Children's Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States (enrolling)
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