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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
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
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
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
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Comparing Targets of Expressive Writing

NCT06130020
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
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
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