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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
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
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
Depression, Alcohol, Drinking
Interventions
Expressive writing (in addition to group therapy as usual).
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Baylor College of Medicine
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
89 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2008 – 2011
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Houston, Texas
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
Ovarian Cancer
Interventions
Expressive Writing, Fact Writing (Control)
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of Maryland, College Park
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older · Female only
Enrollment
73 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2015 – 2016
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
College Park, Maryland
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Spinal Cord Injuries, Transverse Myelitis
Interventions
expressive writing
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
60 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2024 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Birmingham, Alabama
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
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
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Evaluation of Peer-led EVERYbody Project

NCT04517942
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
141 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2017 – 2018
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Bellingham, Washington
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
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
Conditions
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Interventions
Coping skills training, Written emotional disclosure, Arthritis education, Health behavior writing
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Wayne State University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 80 Years
Enrollment
280 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2005 – 2009
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
Detroit, Michigan • Durham, North Carolina
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
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