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NCT05524597
Writing About Experiences and Health in Older Adults II
Conditions: Social Psychology
Sex: All
Ages: 65 Years – N/A
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Phase: PHASE1
Enrollment: 200
Sponsor: University of California, Los Angeles
Location: Center for Cognitive Neuroscience Los Angeles California
Summary
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.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Healthy adults age 65 years and older
Exclusion Criteria:
1. current smokers
2. active, uncontrolled medical disorders
3. chronic infection (e.g., Hepatitis C, HIV)
4. use of certain medications (steroid use, opioid use)
5. psychiatric disorders (e.g., current major depression, bipolar disorder)
6. body mass index (BMI) greater than 35
7. left-handed
8. claustrophobic
9. metal in body
Other exclusion criteria may apply.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05524597). StuddyBuddy aggregates publicly available trial information.
