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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
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
Completed Not applicable Interventional

Stress Management for Cancer Survivors

NCT01888523
Conditions
Cancer Survivors
Interventions
Expressive writing, Everyday experiences writing
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Virginia Commonwealth University
Other
Eligibility
21 Years and older
Enrollment
40 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2014 – 2016
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Richmond, Virginia
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
HIV Infections, Opioid Use, Trauma, Psychological
Interventions
Expressive Writing, Contingency Management
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Drexel University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older · Female only
Enrollment
219 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2022 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Conditions
Parent-Child Relations
Interventions
Brief online writing intervention, Control condition
Behavioral · Other
Lead sponsor
Yale University
Other
Eligibility
15 Years and older
Enrollment
129 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2023 – 2026
U.S. locations
3
States / cities
New Haven, Connecticut • College Park, Maryland • Nashville, Tennessee
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Project QueST 2023: Queer Survivors of Trauma

NCT05569915
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
Conditions
Colorectal Cancer
Interventions
Expressive writing
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Temple University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
193 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2005 – 2008
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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
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
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

Expressive Writing for COVID-19 Resilience for Parents

NCT04589117
Conditions
Parents During COVID-19
Interventions
Expressive writing
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Duke University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
11 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2020
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Durham, North Carolina
Conditions
Stress Disorder
Interventions
Expressive Writing
Other
Lead sponsor
Santa Clara University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
44 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2011 – 2012
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Santa Clara, California
Conditions
Diabetes Mellitus, Stress, Depression
Interventions
Expressive writing, Neutral writing
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Syracuse University
Other
Eligibility
25 Years to 75 Years
Enrollment
187 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2005 – 2009
U.S. locations
4
States / cities
Syracuse, New York • University Park, Pennsylvania • Nashville, Tennessee
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Effects of Early Abuse on Adult Intimate Relationships

NCT01803802
Conditions
Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder, Female Sexual Arousal Disorder, Female Orgasmic Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Interventions
Expressive writing
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of Texas at Austin
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older · Female only
Enrollment
148 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2005 – 2014
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Austin, Texas
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
Terminated Not applicable Interventional

AML Expressive Writing

NCT04006496
Conditions
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Interventions
Expressive Writing Coaching
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Duke University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
15 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2019 – 2022
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Durham, North Carolina
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Expressive Writing for COVID-19 Resilience

NCT04589104
Conditions
Distress Due to COVID-19
Interventions
Expressive writing
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Duke University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
63 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2020
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Durham, North Carolina
Terminated Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Expert Peer Facilitation of the EVERYbody Project

NCT05030532
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
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Expressive Writing Intervention Study

NCT05782868
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
Conditions
Hematologic Malignancy
Interventions
Expressive Writing Workshop
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Blood Cancer United
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
100 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Washington D.C., District of Columbia
Conditions
Pediatric Cancer, Growth, Posttraumatic, Nurse-Patient Relations, Narrative Medicine
Interventions
Nurse-patient dyadic storytelling intervention
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Vanderbilt University
Other
Eligibility
15 Years to 25 Years
Enrollment
15 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2021 – 2022
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Nashville, Tennessee
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
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