Textual Analysis of Narratives Produced by Adolescent Oncology Patients: A Research Project

NCT07527416 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: CRO-2021-039
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 500
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This research project builds on a long-standing tradition within our Institute of documenting "free thoughts" and personal reflections shared by adolescent oncology patients and their families. These narratives, collected through "logbooks" in ward rooms and during dedicated events-including those focused on the COVID-19 pandemic-represent a profound tool for patients to reclaim their identity beyond their diagnosis. The aim is to stimulate and collect patient narratives to better understand their emotional and lived experiences. By analyzing these spontaneous writings, the study aims to improve clinical practice, enhance the patient-provider relationship, and optimize the overall healthcare organization.

Conditions

Cancer

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Thematic Analysis of Patient Narratives

  Evaluation of narrative content to identify key themes, semantic fields (values, emotions, perceptions), and prevailing cultural orientations. The analysis aims to characterize the patient's experience and identify potential unresolved conflicts related to the oncological journey, as defined by Pinardi and De Angelis (2006) methodology.

  10 years

• Structural Analysis of the text

  To identify and examine the core elements of the text, including the narrator, characters, spatial and temporal settings, and point of view.

  10 years

• Stylistic Analysis

  Evaluation of the linguistic register and the identification of key rhetorical figures used to convey personal meaning

  10 years

• Processual Analysis

  ased on the "Processual Analysis" framework (Turchi, 2007), this phase describes the architecture of the text starting from the discursive processes (repertoires) employed by the narrators. The goal is to identify how specific uses of language generate and define the participants' configurations of reality. All the analyses are qualitative

  10 years

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 13 Years - 25 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Adolescents and young adults treated for cancer at the Area giovani CRO from 2021

You may qualify if:

• adolescents and young adults treated at the Area giovani CRO from 2021
• willing to participate at the study

You may not qualify if:

• absence of informed consent

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Centro di Riferimento Oncologico - Aviano: lead

Study Sites (1)

Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS

Aviano, Italy, 33080, Italy

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Neoplasms

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: OTHER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 7, 2026
• First Posted: April 14, 2026
• Study Start: September 1, 2021
• Primary Completion (Estimated): December 1, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 1, 2027
• Last Updated: April 14, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-04

Locations

IT (1)