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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
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
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Writing Wrongs: Expressive Writing for Microaggressions

NCT06276725
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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
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
PTSD
Interventions
Renew
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
100 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2020 – 2021
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Menlo Park, California
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
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
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
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
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
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
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Eating Disorder Prevention Programs

NCT00042185
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
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
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
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
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
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