Neural and Physiological Responses to Real-World Experiences
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UCLA researchers looking for healthy individuals (aged 35-50) who have a home computer with internet access, are not pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or currently breastfeeding (if female), to participate in a study investigating whether real-world experiences alter the brain and body. This study takes place over an eight week period and involves providing the names of 8 close friends or family members, completing a neuroimaging session, providing blood and saliva (for genetic analysis), and a 6-week period in which participants login twice a week to complete online questionnaires. Compensation is up to $210 for those who complete all aspects of the study. Please email realworld.ucla@gmail.com for more information.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT01723410
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 70 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- Writing about people Behavioral
- Writing about places, objects Other
Behavioral · Other
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 35 Years to 50 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepts healthy volunteers
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Dec 31, 2012
- Primary completion
- Dec 31, 2014
- Completion
- Dec 31, 2014
- Last update posted
- Dec 10, 2015
2013 – 2015
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA CTRC & Brain Mapping Center | Los Angeles | California | 90095 | — |
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