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Conditions
Emotional Dysregulation
Interventions
Project WAVE (Wise Awareness of Visiting Emotions), Emotionally Neutral Writing Control
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Northwestern University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 29 Years
Enrollment
550 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Chicago, Illinois
Conditions
HIV/AIDS, Stimulant Use Disorders
Interventions
Affect Regulation Treatment to Enhance Meth Intervention Success (ARTEMIS), Contingency Management (CM)
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of California, San Francisco
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older · Male only
Enrollment
110 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2013 – 2018
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
San Francisco, California
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
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
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

Stress-motivated Alcohol Use as a Value-based Decision-making Process

NCT06264791
Conditions
Psychological Stress, Alcohol Intoxication
Interventions
Stress, Alcohol
Other
Lead sponsor
University of Washington
Other
Eligibility
21 Years to 50 Years
Enrollment
160 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2024
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Seattle, Washington
Conditions
Kidney Cancer
Interventions
Writing, Questionnaire
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
705 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2002 – 2022
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Houston, Texas
Recruiting Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Cardiovascular Effects of Grieving

NCT07356635
Conditions
Grief, Cardiovascular Health, Emotion
Interventions
Value-affirmation
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of South Florida
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
140 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2025 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Tampa, Florida
Conditions
Substance Use Disorders, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Interventions
Written Exposure Therapy, Neutral Topic Writing
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
VA Office of Research and Development
Federal
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
170 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2022 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
West Haven, Connecticut
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 Phase 1 Interventional

Journaling and Weight Loss

NCT00884195
Conditions
Obesity
Interventions
Gratitude Journaling, Neutral Journaling
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of California, Davis
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 80 Years
Enrollment
50 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2009 – 2011
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Sacramento, California
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
Terminated Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Therapeutic Writing to Reduce Stress

NCT03904979
Conditions
Pregnancy Complications, Stress, Physiological, High Risk Pregnancy
Interventions
Writing exercises
Other
Lead sponsor
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 50 Years · Female only
Enrollment
15 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2019 – 2022
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Examination of Psychological and Physiological Pathways Linking Gratitude and Pain

NCT06317844
Conditions
Acute Pain, Positive Thinking, Emotions
Interventions
Behavioral Writing Intervention
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Black Hills State University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
145 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2024 – 2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Spearfish, South Dakota
Completed Not applicable Interventional Results available

Imaginal Exposure for Hoarding Disorder

NCT03734705
Conditions
Hoarding Disorder
Interventions
Imaginal Exposure Writing, Neutral Writing
Behavioral · Other
Lead sponsor
Stanford University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
32 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2020 – 2021
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Palo Alto, California
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

PrEP Affect Regulation Treatment Innovation

NCT04899024
Conditions
Medication Adherence, HIV Prevention, Stimulant Use
Interventions
PARTI, Attention-Control, Contingency Management for PrEP Adherence
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Florida International University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older · Male only
Enrollment
239 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2022 – 2026
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
San Francisco, California • Miami, Florida
Conditions
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Interventions
Written Exposure Therapy, Neutral Writing Condition
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Mclean Hospital
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
200 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026 – 2031
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Belmont, Massachusetts
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
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
Anxiety, Stress, Social Anxiety
Interventions
Worst-Case Scenario Written Exposure Exercise, Neutral Future Scenario Written Exercise, Best-Case Scenario Written Exposure Exercise
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of Colorado, Boulder
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
353 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Boulder, Colorado
Completed Phase 1Phase 2 Interventional

Study Targeting Affect Regulation

NCT01237366
Conditions
HIV, AIDS, Substance Use Disorders
Interventions
Resilient Affective Processing Therapy (RAPT)
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of California, San Francisco
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older · Male only
Enrollment
56 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2010 – 2014
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
San Francisco, California
Conditions
Schizophrenia, Nicotine Dependence
Interventions
Smoking Cues, Neutral Cues
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 64 Years
Enrollment
44 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2008 – 2010
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Catonsville, Maryland
Conditions
HIV, Cervical Cancer Stigma
Interventions
Neutral Video, Storytelling, Self disclosure, Combination, Video, Waitlist
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
440 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026 – 2030
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Houston, Texas
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