Clinical trial Recruiting at 1 site Interventional Ages 13 to 18

Digital storytelling program for teenage childhood cancer survivors

Official title: Listening to the Patient's Cancer Journey: A Randomised Controlled Trial of Digital Storytelling (DST) in Reducing Depressive Symptoms, Enhancing Self-esteem, and Promoting Quality of Life Among Hong Kong Chinese Childhood Cancer Survivors

Run by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University · NCT07052110 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This program will try digital storytelling to see if it reduces depressive symptoms and improves self-esteem and quality of life in Cantonese-speaking childhood cancer survivors aged 13 to 18.

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Quick facts

Study typeInterventional
Ages13 Years to 18 Years
SexAll
Enrollment248 (estimated)
SponsorThe Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Academic / other
Locations1 site (Hong Kong)
StatusRecruiting
StartedOctober 16, 2023
Main results expectedSeptember 12, 2026
Study endsSeptember 12, 2026
Registry record updatedMarch 12, 2026
Trial IDNCT07052110 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Ideal candidates are Cantonese-speaking childhood cancer survivors aged 13 to 18 who have completed active treatment and have no documented mental or behavioral disorders.

Probably not a fit

Patients with documented mental or behavioral problems, those who cannot read Chinese or speak Cantonese, or those unable to attend in-person workshops are unlikely to benefit from this intervention.

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

Adolescents who have completed cancer treatment will be assigned to a digital storytelling intervention or to usual care. Participants in the intervention arm will join groups of 6 to 8 for four 2.5-hour workshops led by a qualified interventionist to create and share personal digital stories. Parents do not attend workshops but are provided a waiting area and a leaflet with self-help material for depression; the control group receives customary medical follow-up and nursing care. Outcomes include measures of depressive symptoms, self-esteem, and quality of life collected before and after the intervention.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, the program could reduce depressive symptoms and strengthen self-esteem and overall quality of life for adolescent survivors.

How similar studies have gone: Some small-scale studies and narrative-based interventions have reported psychosocial benefits from digital storytelling, but strong evidence specifically in adolescent childhood cancer survivors is limited.

Who can join: the full rules

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Inclusion Criteria:

* (1) age between 13 and 18 years;
* (2) able to speak Cantonese and read Chinese; and
* (3) completed the active treatment of cancer.

Exclusion Criteria:

* survivors with mental and behavioural problems documented in their medical records.

Where it's running

  • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University,
    Hong Kong, Hong Kong
    Recruiting

Study contacts

  • Principal investigator: Ka Yan Ho, phd — The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  • Study coordinator: Ka Yan Ho, PhD
  • Email: kyeva.ho@polyu.edu.hk
  • Phone: +8527666417

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How to take part

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