Therapeutic Writing for Adults Suffering From Chronic Pain and Comorbid Mental Health Disorders
WithdrawnNot applicableNCT07058532
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
The goal of this observational study is to understand the effects and experiences of therapeutic writing interventions in adult women with chronic pain and co-occurring mental health conditions. The main questions it aims to answer are: Can therapeutic writing help relieve chronic pain and emotional distress? How does writing support emotional processing, regulation, and meaning-making during rehabilitation? Participants will take part in a two-part writing intervention involving: Guided writing exercises that focus on emotional processing, emotion regulation, and creating meaning. Individual interviews after the writing sessions to explore their experiences. The study uses qualitative analysis methods-phenomenology and logotherapy-to better understand how these writing interventions may support recovery, improve well-being, and offer non-pharmacological tools for managing chronic pain and mental health challenges.
Study details
- Official title
- Therapeutic Writing Intervention in Pain Rehabilitation
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain
- Mental Health Disorder
- Psychiatric &Amp
- Amp
- or Mood Disorder
- Psychiatric Comorbidities
- Psychiatric Diagnosis
- Emotional Pain
- Emotional Distress
- Emotion Regulation
- Emotional Processing
- Meaning of Life
- Meaning Made
- Meaning of Life and Life Satisfaction
- Depressive Disorder
- Anxiety Disorders
- Sleep Disorder
- Comorbid Depression
- Process, Acceptance
- Interventions
- Other: Therapeutic Writing Intervention in Pain Rehabilitation
- Sponsor
- Toni Salikka
- Organization
- Tampere University
- Start date
- 2025-09
- Primary completion
- 2026-04
- Sex
- Female
- Age range
- from 18 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Finland
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult women (18 years or older), assigned female at birth and self-identify as women * Diagnosed with or experience of chronic, widespread (non-cancer) pain lasting at least two years * Diagnosed with or living with one or more mild mental health disorders (e.g., anxiety, mild depression), without current or past severe psychiatric conditions * Diagnosed with or experience of nociplastic pain (e.g., fibromyalgia) * Not currently using medications that may impair cognitive functioning (e.g., benzodiazepines, anticholinergics, opioids, antipsychotics) * Able to attend approximately 11 in-person visits over a 3-month period * Willing and able to participate in a structured therapeutic writing intervention * Purposefully selected to reflect a range of lived experiences relevant to the study's aims Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of severe mental health disorders (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, severe depression, or other psychotic conditions) * Use of medications known to impair memory, attention, or decision-making (e.g., benzodiazepines, anticholinergics, opioids, antipsychotics) * Participation in other concurrent treatments that may influence study outcomes * Cognitive limitations that would hinder meaningful engagement in the writing intervention * Individuals not assigned female at birth or who do not identify as women
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07058532