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Virtual Poetry Workshops for Well-being and Anxiety

This study is exploring whether participating in virtual poetry workshops can help improve emotional well-being and reduce anxiety and depression in people who have chronic digestive conditions like dyspepsia (indigestion) or gastroparesis (a condition that affects stomach emptying). Many people with these conditions experience stress, anxiety, and difficulty expressing their feelings. The study will involve 80 participants who will either take part in poetry workshops, where they can write and share their own poems with guidance, or receive a poetry manual weekly to help them write. Researchers will measure changes in anxiety, depression, and dyspepsia symptoms over 8 weeks to see if poetry helps. You may be able to join if you are at least 18, speak English, have internet access, and are willing to share poems.

Study design
This is an interventional study with a planned enrollment of 80 participants. It is not specified if it is randomized or blinded.
What's involved
Participants will attend virtual poetry workshops or receive weekly poetry manuals. They will be asked to share at least 3 poems with the study team at the end of the study.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Changes in anxiety, depression, and dyspepsia symptoms will be assessed from baseline to 8 weeks after the start of poetry sessions.

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NCT07717541

Virtual Poetry Workshops to Enhance Patient Well Being and Reduce Anxiety

Recruiting
NAAges 18+InterventionalSupportive care
Ohio State University
~80 participants
Updated 2026-07-21 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:PoetryPoetry Manual

At a glance

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What they're measuring
Change in Anxiety and Depression Symptoms
Measured over Between baseline and 8 weeks after start of poetry sessions
+1 more outcome measured

Conditions

Dyspepsia
Gastroparesis
Anxiety
Depression

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
Ohio1

Study leadership

  • Subhankar CHAKRABORTY, MD, Ph.D. · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Ohio State University

Who to contact

SUBHANKAR CHAKRABORTY, M.D., Ph.D.
[email protected]
614-293-6255'
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

• At least 18 years old
Ability to provide informed consent
Able to speak and understand English
Able to attend virtual poetry workshops
Willing to share at least 3 poems at the end of the study with the study team
Have access to a high-speed internet connection and smart phone or computer
Willing to participate in group activity if randomized to the facilitated workshops
At least moderate dyspepsia assessed by the Dyspepsia questionnaire (at least one of the following symptoms with moderate or worse severity- nausea, vomiting, early satiety, post prandial fullness AND
At least moderate anxiety or depression assessed by HADS questionnaire. The HADS score has 2 subscores- HADS-A for anxiety and HADS-D for depression. A score of ≥ 21 indicates moderate anxiety and will be required to be eligible for the study.

Exclusion

Unable to speak English or participate in virtual sessions
Younger than 18 years old

What this trial measures

  • Change in Anxiety and Depression SymptomsBetween baseline and 8 weeks after start of poetry sessions

    Assessed using the HADS questionnaire

  • Change in Dyspepsia SymptomsAssessed from Baseline to end of poetry sessions (8 weeks)

    This will be assessed using electronic questionnaire that asks them to rate dyspepsia symptoms on a scale from None- Very severe