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Conditions
Stem Cell Transplantation, Hematologic Malignancy
Interventions
Expressive Helping, Factual Writing
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Northwestern University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
405 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2019 – 2023
U.S. locations
3
States / cities
Washington D.C., District of Columbia • Chicago, Illinois • Hackensack, New Jersey
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Chinese American Family Caregiver Writing Study

NCT05087576
Conditions
Mental Health Issue
Interventions
Expressive Helping, Caregiving Fact writing
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
New York University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
67 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2020 – 2022
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
New York, New York
Conditions
Lupus, Fibromyalgia (FM), Chronic Widespread Pain
Interventions
Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET)
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of Utah
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
30 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025 – 2028
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Salt Lake City, Utah
Conditions
Depression, Alcohol, Drinking
Interventions
Expressive writing (in addition to group therapy as usual).
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Baylor College of Medicine
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
89 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2008 – 2011
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Houston, Texas
Conditions
Breast Cancer, Fatigue, Lymphedema
Interventions
expressive writing
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Vanderbilt University
Other
Eligibility
21 Years to 80 Years · Female only
Enrollment
107 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2007 – 2011
U.S. locations
3
States / cities
Nashville, Tennessee
Conditions
Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), PTSD
Interventions
CBT + expressive writing, Wait-List Control
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of Rhode Island
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
80 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025 – 2028
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Providence, Rhode Island
Conditions
Depression, Suicidality, Substance Abuse, HIV, Minority Stress
Interventions
Expressive Writing (EW) Intervention, Self-Affirmation (SA) Intervention, Control
Behavioral · Other
Lead sponsor
Yale University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 29 Years
Enrollment
108 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2017 – 2019
U.S. locations
3
States / cities
New Haven, Connecticut • Worcester, Massachusetts • Johnson City, Tennessee
Conditions
Multiple Sclerosis
Interventions
Deprexis, DeprexisPlus
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
279 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2017 – 2021
U.S. locations
3
States / cities
Los Angeles, California • Kansas City, Kansas • State College, Pennsylvania
Not listed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Reducing Depressive Symptoms During HCV Therapy: A Randomized Study

NCT00495768
Conditions
Hepatitis C, Depression
Interventions
Group Training
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
South Texas Veterans Health Care System
Federal
Eligibility
25 Years to 68 Years
Enrollment
90 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2004 – 2007
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
San Antonio, Texas
Not listed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

ICU Experience in Family Members

NCT02940028
Conditions
Post-Traumatic Growth, Psychological
Interventions
Expressive writing, Control writing
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Intermountain Health Care, Inc.
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
130 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2017 – 2021
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Murray, Utah
Conditions
Cancer Survivors
Interventions
Expressive writing
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Duke University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
14 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2019 – 2020
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Durham, North Carolina
Conditions
Prevention, Control
Interventions
Mindfulness Program, Active Comparator
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Vanderbilt University
Other
Eligibility
12 Years to 17 Years
Enrollment
360 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2024 – 2027
U.S. locations
3
States / cities
Los Angeles, California • Evanston, Illinois • Nashville, Tennessee
Conditions
Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Substance Related Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Interventions
Neutral Writing, Expressive Writing, Contingency Management
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of Miami
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
16 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2017 – 2018
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Miami, Florida
Conditions
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Interventions
Trauma Related Expressive Writing, Neutral Expressive Writing
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of Texas at Austin
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
162 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2017 – 2021
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Austin, Texas
Conditions
Neoplasms, Cancer
Interventions
Expressive Helping
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
New York University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
60 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2019 – 2020
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
New York, New York
Conditions
Migraine Disorders
Interventions
Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of Utah
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 80 Years
Enrollment
20 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2023 – 2024
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Salt Lake City, Utah
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Preventing Childbirth-Related PTSD With Expressive Writing

NCT05662423
Conditions
PTSD (Childbirth-Related)
Interventions
Expressive Writing about Childbirth, Neutral Writing
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 50 Years · Female only
Enrollment
66 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2023 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions
Cancer
Interventions
Behavioral Intervention
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 39 Years
Enrollment
30 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2024 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Houston, Texas
Conditions
Pediatric Cancer, Grief, Well-Being, Psychological, Coping Strategies, Bereavement
Interventions
Storytelling Through Music
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of Texas at Austin
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 99 Years
Enrollment
23 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2023 – 2024
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Austin, Texas
Conditions
Emotional Dysregulation, Therapeutic Alliance, Depression Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, Stress Disorders, Substance Use Disorders, Mental Health Disorders
Interventions
Multi-sensory emotional regulation intervention (Heal)
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
SoundHeal
Industry
Eligibility
12 Years to 18 Years
Enrollment
12 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
San Luis Obispo, California
Terminated Early Phase 1 Interventional

Expressive Writing in GVHD

NCT05694832
Conditions
Graft Versus Host Disease
Interventions
Expressive Writing
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Northwestern University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
3 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2023 – 2024
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Chicago, Illinois
Conditions
Chronic Pain, Opioid Use Disorder
Interventions
Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET)
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of Michigan
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
11 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Conditions
Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Lung Cancer, Lymphoma Cancer, Gynecological Cancers
Interventions
group intervention and questionnaires, individual phone intervention and questionnaires, expressive writing (arm will not be include in the randomization)
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Other
Eligibility
70 Years and older
Enrollment
107 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2009 – 2025
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
New York, New York • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Brief Religious Alcohol Intervention

NCT04075773
Conditions
Heavy Drinking
Interventions
Expressive Writing
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of Houston
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 29 Years
Enrollment
203 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2019 – 2020
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Houston, Texas