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Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Project QueST 2023: Queer Survivors of Trauma

NCT05569915
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Conditions
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Drinking Heavy
Interventions
Trauma Expressive Writing, Stigma Expressive Writing, Control
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Syracuse University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
131 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2023 – 2024
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Syracuse, New York
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated Mar 20, 2026 · Synced Oct 21, 2026, 5:41 AM EDT
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Expressive Writing in Improving the Wellbeing or Comforting Capacity of Caregivers of Patients With Cancer

NCT02339870
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Conditions
Caregiver
Interventions
Psychosocial Support for Caregiver, Questionnaire Administration, Sham Intervention
Other
Lead sponsor
University of Washington
Other
Eligibility
19 Years and older
Enrollment
100 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2015 – 2016
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Seattle, Washington
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated Feb 15, 2016 · Synced Oct 21, 2026, 5:41 AM EDT
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Writing Wrongs: Expressive Writing for Microaggressions

NCT06276725
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Conditions
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Discriminatory Stress, Microaggression
Interventions
Writing Wrongs
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Auburn University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
70 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2024
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Auburn, Alabama
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated Jan 3, 2025 · Synced Oct 21, 2026, 5:41 AM EDT
Completed Phase 1 Interventional

Supporting Parents in Affirming Their Children's Experiences of Stigma

NCT05919849
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Conditions
Parent-Child Relations
Interventions
Brief online writing intervention, Control condition
Behavioral · Other
Lead sponsor
Yale University
Other
Eligibility
15 Years and older
Enrollment
132 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2023 – 2026
U.S. locations
3
States / cities
New Haven, Connecticut • College Park, Maryland • Nashville, Tennessee
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated Oct 2, 2026 · Synced Oct 21, 2026, 5:41 AM EDT
Completed Not applicable Interventional

AWARENESS Trial (AWARENESS) of Storytelling Through Music in Healthcare Workers

NCT04775524
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Conditions
Stress, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Work Related Stress
Interventions
Storytelling Through Music (STM), Wait List / Storytelling Through Music-Hybrid
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
24 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2021 – 2024
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Boston, Massachusetts
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated Nov 19, 2024 · Synced Oct 21, 2026, 5:41 AM EDT
Not listed Not applicable Interventional

Narrative Exposure Based Intervention For Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

NCT03229525
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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
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated Dec 13, 2019 · Synced Oct 21, 2026, 5:41 AM EDT
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Evaluation of Peer-led EVERYbody Project

NCT04517942
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Conditions
Body Image, Eating Disorder Symptom
Interventions
EVERYbody Project, Video + Expressive Writing
Behavioral · Other
Lead sponsor
Western Washington University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
141 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2017 – 2018
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Bellingham, Washington
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated Aug 12, 2021 · Synced Oct 21, 2026, 5:41 AM EDT
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Comparing Targets of Expressive Writing

NCT06130020
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Conditions
Healthy, Anxiety, Depression
Interventions
Expressive Writing: Self, Expressive Writing: Other, Factual Writing
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Trustees of Princeton University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 25 Years
Enrollment
160 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2023 – 2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Princeton, New Jersey
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated Feb 23, 2026 · Synced Oct 21, 2026, 5:41 AM EDT
Completed No phase listed Observational

Expressive Writing and Adjustment to Metastatic Breast Cancer

NCT00624156
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Conditions
Metastatic Breast Cancer
Interventions
Writing Intervention
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older · Female only
Enrollment
98 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2008 – 2012
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
New York, New York
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated Oct 30, 2015 · Synced Oct 21, 2026, 5:41 AM EDT
Completed Not applicable Interventional

Expressive Writing for Individuals With Parkinson's Disease and Their Caregivers

NCT02217735
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Conditions
Parkinson's Disease, Coping Skills
Interventions
Writing Intervention
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Virginia Commonwealth University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
40 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2011 – 2013
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Richmond, Virginia
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated Oct 31, 2023 · Synced Oct 21, 2026, 5:41 AM EDT
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Eating Disorder Prevention Programs

NCT00042185
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Conditions
Eating Disorders
Interventions
Dissonance Eating Disorder Prevention Program, Healthy Weight Intervention, Expressive Writing Control Condition
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of Texas at Austin
Other
Eligibility
14 Years to 19 Years · Female only
Enrollment
450 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2001 – 2007
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Austin, Texas
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated Sep 27, 2013 · Synced Oct 21, 2026, 5:41 AM EDT
Active, not recruiting Not applicable Interventional

Culturally Based Brief Expressive Writing Intervention for the Improvement of Health in Chinese Immigrant Stage 0-III Breast Cancer Survivors, Writing to Heal Study

NCT04754412
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Conditions
Anatomic Stage 0 Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage I Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage IA Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage IB Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage II Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage IIA Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage IIB Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage III Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage IIIA Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage IIIB Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage IIIC Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Prognostic Stage 0 Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Prognostic Stage I Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Prognostic Stage IA Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Prognostic Stage IB Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Prognostic Stage II Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Prognostic Stage IIA Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Prognostic Stage IIB Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Prognostic Stage III Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Prognostic Stage IIIA Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Prognostic Stage IIIB Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Prognostic Stage IIIC Breast Cancer AJCC v8
Interventions
Behavioral, Psychological or Informational Intervention, Best Practice, Quality-of-Life Assessment, Questionnaire Administration
Other
Lead sponsor
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older · Female only
Enrollment
256 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2021 – 2028
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Houston, Texas
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated Aug 21, 2026 · Synced Oct 21, 2026, 5:41 AM EDT
Active, not recruiting Not applicable Interventional

Chinese American Cancer Survivors Writing Study

NCT05456100
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Conditions
Cancer
Interventions
Expressive Helping, Expressive Writing, Factual Writing
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
New York University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 80 Years
Enrollment
108 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2022 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
New York, New York
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated Jun 12, 2026 · Synced Oct 21, 2026, 5:41 AM EDT
Not listed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

ICU Experience in Family Members

NCT02940028
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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
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated Jun 18, 2020 · Synced Oct 21, 2026, 5:41 AM EDT
Completed Phase 2Phase 3 Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Military to Civilian: Trial of an Intervention to Promote Postdeployment Reintegration

NCT00640445
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Conditions
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Interventions
Expressive Writing, Control Writing
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Federal
Eligibility
19 Years and older
Enrollment
1,292 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2011 – 2013
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated Sep 23, 2015 · Synced Oct 21, 2026, 5:41 AM EDT
Completed Not applicable Interventional

CAREGIVER: A Trial to Improve the Burden and Distress of Caring for Persons With Decompensated Cirrhosis

NCT04205396
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Conditions
Caregivers
Interventions
Written emotional disclosure, Resilience training, No treatment
Behavioral · Other
Lead sponsor
University of Michigan
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
87 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2020 – 2022
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated Apr 15, 2022 · Synced Oct 21, 2026, 5:41 AM EDT
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Expressive Writing Intervention Study

NCT05782868
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Conditions
Distress, Emotional
Interventions
Expressive writing in response to vignette, Expressive writing about events of the day, Letter of Gratitude
Other
Lead sponsor
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
117 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2023 – 2024
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Madison, Wisconsin
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated Sep 19, 2024 · Synced Oct 21, 2026, 5:41 AM EDT
Recruiting Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

A Randomized Controlled Trial Testing the Effect of the Youth Mindful Awareness Program on Negative Affect (YMAP2).

NCT06526052
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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
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated Aug 20, 2025 · Synced Oct 21, 2026, 5:41 AM EDT
Completed Not applicable Interventional

Health Benefits of Expressive Writing Among Chinese Breast Cancer Survivors

NCT02946619
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Conditions
Breast Cancer, Breast Neoplasms
Interventions
Self-Regulation Condition, Enhanced self-Regulation Condition
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of Houston
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older · Female only
Enrollment
136 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2012 – 2016
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
Los Angeles, California • Houston, Texas
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated Sep 4, 2019 · Synced Oct 21, 2026, 5:41 AM EDT
Terminated Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Expert Peer Facilitation of the EVERYbody Project

NCT05030532
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Conditions
Body Image, Eating Disorder Symptom
Interventions
EVERYbody Project, Video + Expressive Writing
Behavioral · Other
Lead sponsor
Western Washington University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
84 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2019 – 2020
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Bellingham, Washington
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated Sep 16, 2021 · Synced Oct 21, 2026, 5:41 AM EDT
Recruiting Not applicable Interventional

Expressive Writing on Minority Stressors Among Sexual Minority Veterans

NCT05897021
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Conditions
Depressive Symptoms, Anxiety
Interventions
Expressive Writing on Minority Stressors, Neutral Writing
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
VA Office of Research and Development
Federal
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
85 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2024 – 2028
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Boston, Massachusetts
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated Feb 2, 2026 · Synced Oct 21, 2026, 5:41 AM EDT
Completed Not applicable Interventional

Health Benefits of Expressive Writing: Study One

NCT03546673
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Conditions
Breast Cancer, Breast Neoplasm
Interventions
Self-Regulation Condition, Emotional Disclosure Condition
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of Houston
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older · Female only
Enrollment
96 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2009 – 2011
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
Los Angeles, California • Houston, Texas
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated Sep 4, 2019 · Synced Oct 21, 2026, 5:41 AM EDT
Completed Not applicable Interventional

A Megastudy of Single-Session Interventions for Depression

NCT06856668
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Conditions
Depression - Major Depressive Disorder
Interventions
Behavioral Activation (Action Brings Change Project 10-Minute Version), Mindful Acceptance, Moral Elevation, Mindful Attention Skills, 5 Habits to Beat Depression, Interactive Cognitive Reappraisal, Expressive Writing (AI-supported), Inner Child Healing Walk, Savoring Strategies, Personalized Intervention Recommender, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Skills, All about Trout, Reframing Negative Thoughts
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Northwestern University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
7,505 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Chicago, Illinois
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated Jun 27, 2025 · Synced Oct 21, 2026, 5:41 AM EDT
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Development and Preliminary Trial of a Brief, Portable Health Intervention for Rural Sexual Minority Emerging Adults

NCT03751020
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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
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated Aug 28, 2020 · Synced Oct 21, 2026, 5:41 AM EDT