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Active, not recruiting Not applicable Interventional

Structured Post-Operative Pain and Distress Treatment Intervention for Patients Undergoing Surgery for Intra-Abdominal Malignancies

NCT06858202
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Conditions
Psychological Distress, Intra-abdominal Cancer
Interventions
Mindfulness Intervention, Non-mindfulness Intervention
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of Utah
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
95 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Salt Lake City, Utah
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated Apr 6, 2026 · Synced Sep 13, 2026, 2:36 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 22, 2026 · Synced Sep 13, 2026, 2:36 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 18, 2024 · Synced Sep 13, 2026, 2:36 AM EDT
Completed Phase 1 Interventional

Evaluating a Chronic Pain Treatment Program

NCT00861302
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Conditions
Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
Interventions
Mind-body emotional awareness program
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Wayne State University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
72 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2008 – 2011
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Southfield, Michigan
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated Jun 18, 2012 · Synced Sep 13, 2026, 2:36 AM EDT
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Examining the Role of Expressive Writing (EW) to Improve Resilience

NCT02510898
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Conditions
Resilience
Interventions
6-week Writing to Heal course
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Duke University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
39 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2016
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Durham, North Carolina
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated Mar 11, 2019 · Synced Sep 13, 2026, 2:36 AM EDT
Completed Not applicable Interventional

Trauma Intervention for Affect Regulation, AIDS, and Substances

NCT02923141
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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
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated Sep 26, 2018 · Synced Sep 13, 2026, 2:36 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 20, 2026 · Synced Sep 13, 2026, 2:36 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 12, 2019 · Synced Sep 13, 2026, 2:36 AM EDT
Completed Not applicable Interventional

Stress Management for Cancer Survivors

NCT01888523
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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
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated Jan 20, 2016 · Synced Sep 13, 2026, 2:36 AM EDT
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Evaluating an Expressive Writing Intervention About Communicatively-Restricted Organizational Stressors

NCT01328665
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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
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated May 19, 2013 · Synced Sep 13, 2026, 2:36 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 15, 2021 · Synced Sep 13, 2026, 2:36 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 18, 2024 · Synced Sep 13, 2026, 2:36 AM EDT
Completed Not applicable Interventional

Online Program to Reduce Depression in MS

NCT02740361
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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
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated May 19, 2025 · Synced Sep 13, 2026, 2:36 AM EDT
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Expressive Writing for Caregivers of Persons With Cancer

NCT05859880
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Conditions
Quality of Life, Distress, Emotional
Interventions
Expressive writing intervention
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Arizona State University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
100 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2023 – 2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Phoenix, Arizona
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated Sep 3, 2025 · Synced Sep 13, 2026, 2:36 AM EDT
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Expressive Writing for COVID-19 Resilience

NCT04589104
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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
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated Oct 18, 2020 · Synced Sep 13, 2026, 2:36 AM EDT
Active, not recruiting Not applicable Interventional

A Virtual, Group-Based, Expressive Writing Intervention for Survivors of Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer

NCT06434402
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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
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated Jul 15, 2026 · Synced Sep 13, 2026, 2:36 AM EDT
Recruiting Not applicable Interventional

Expressive Writing for the Management of Stress in Cancer Survivors

NCT04776941
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Conditions
Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm, Malignant Solid Neoplasm
Interventions
Behavioral Intervention, Quality-of-Life Assessment, Questionnaire Administration
Behavioral · Other
Lead sponsor
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
414 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2020 – 2028
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Houston, Texas
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated Aug 13, 2026 · Synced Sep 13, 2026, 2:36 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 26, 2025 · Synced Sep 13, 2026, 2:36 AM EDT
Terminated Not applicable Interventional

AML Expressive Writing

NCT04006496
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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
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated Aug 14, 2022 · Synced Sep 13, 2026, 2:36 AM EDT
Completed Not applicable Interventional Results available

Feasibility of Expressive Writing for Body Image Distress and Anxiety Among Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors

NCT06046014
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Conditions
Adolescent Cancer, Young Adult Cancer, Body Image
Interventions
BI Focused writing, Control
Other
Lead sponsor
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center
Other
Eligibility
15 Years to 39 Years
Enrollment
30 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2024 – 2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated May 10, 2026 · Synced Sep 13, 2026, 2:36 AM EDT
Not listed Phase 2 Interventional

Comparison of Methods for the Delivery of Interoceptive Exposure

NCT01201304
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Conditions
Anxiety Sensitivity
Interventions
Standard exposure, Enhanced exposure, Intensive exposure, Expressive writing
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of Wyoming
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
120 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2010 – 2012
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Laramie, Wyoming
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated Jan 30, 2012 · Synced Sep 13, 2026, 2:36 AM EDT
Completed Not applicable Interventional

Feasibility Study of the Storytelling Through Music Intervention with Bereaved Parents

NCT06047808
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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
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated Mar 12, 2025 · Synced Sep 13, 2026, 2:36 AM EDT
Active, not recruiting Not applicable Interventional

Expressive Writing Program Among Young Adults With Blood Cancer

NCT07413991
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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
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated Aug 12, 2026 · Synced Sep 13, 2026, 2:36 AM EDT
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Chinese American Family Caregiver Writing Study

NCT05087576
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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
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov public record
Updated Nov 1, 2022 · Synced Sep 13, 2026, 2:36 AM EDT