Writing About Experiences and Health in Older Adults II
Part of paid clinical trials in Los Angeles, California.
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
- Study ID
- NCT05524597
- Phase
- PHASE1
- Status
- Recruiting
Conditions
- Social Psychology
Eligibility Criteria
- Sex
- ALL
- Age
- 65 Years - N/A
- Healthy Volunteers
- Accepted
Interventions
- Writing Intervention — BEHAVIORALParticipants will be asked to write about different kinds of experiences.
Study Details
UCLA researchers looking for healthy older adults (aged 65+) to participate in a study investigating how writing about experiences can affect your brain and body. Once a week for 6 weeks, participants will write about their experiences and fill out online questionnaires. Participants will also come to the UCLA campus to complete a neuroimaging session (fMRI), provide a blood spot sample, and fill out questionnaires 2 times: once prior to the 6-week writing period and once immediately after the 6-week writing period.
Key Dates
- Start date
- Mar 13, 2023
- Status verified
- Jul 2025
- Primary completion
- Jun 30, 2026
- Completion
- Jun 30, 2026
Study Design
- Enrollment
- 200 participants (estimated)
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Intervention model
- PARALLEL
- Primary purpose
- BASIC_SCIENCE
Arms
- Experimental: Writing about ExperiencesParticipants will be asked to write about experiences with familiar individuals in their lives.
- Placebo Comparator: Writing about PlacesParticipants will be asked to write about experiences with familiar places in their lives.
Primary Outcome Measure
Change in Psychological Distress [ Time Frame: Baseline, 6 weeks, 10 weeks ]
Central Contacts
- Naomi Eisenberger, Ph.D.3108494330
Locations (1)
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site coordinators |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Cognitive Neuroscience | Los Angeles | California | 90095 |
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