Social Psychology Clinical Trial
Official title:
Writing About Experiences and Health in Older Adults
Verified date | May 2017 |
Source | University of California, Los Angeles |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | |
Study type | Interventional |
UCLA researchers looking for healthy females (age 60+) to participate in a study
investigating how writing about your experiences may be related to your health.
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 for blood draws and to fill
out questionnaires 3 times: once prior to the 6-week writing period, once immediately after
the 6-week period, and once 2-months after the writing period.
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 78 |
Est. completion date | March 2017 |
Est. primary completion date | January 2017 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | Accepts Healthy Volunteers |
Gender | Female |
Age group | 60 Years to 100 Years |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - Healthy adults 60 years and older Exclusion Criteria: - Following a structured telephone interview, participants with the following conditions will not be able to participate: 1. current smokers 2. active, uncontrolled medical disorders 3. chronic infection (e.g., Hepatitis C, HIV) 4. use of certain medications (e.g., hypnotic and psychotropic medication, steroid use, opioid use) 5. psychiatric disorders (e.g., current major depression, bipolar disorder) 6. body mass index (BMI) greater than 35 Other exclusion criteria may apply. |
Country | Name | City | State |
---|---|---|---|
United States | UCLA Clinical & Translational Research Center (CTRC) | Los Angeles | California |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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University of California, Los Angeles | National Institute on Aging (NIA) |
United States,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
---|---|---|---|---|
Primary | Inflammatory activity | Changes in proinflammatory cytokine and proinflammatory gene expression from blood draws | baseline, post 6-week writing period, 2-months post-writing period | |
Primary | Health and well-being (self-report) | Changes in self-report measures of health (e.g., pain, sleep) and well-being (e.g., social support, depression) | baseline, post 6-week writing period, 2-months post-writing period |
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