Writing About Experiences and Health in Older Adults II

a study on Social Psychology

Summary

Eligibility
for people ages 65 years and up (full criteria)
Healthy Volunteers
healthy people welcome
Location
at Los Angeles, California
Dates
study started
completion around
Principal Investigator
by Naomi Eisenberger

Description

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.

Keywords

Social Psychology, Writing Intervention, Writing about Experiences, Writing about Places

Eligibility

You can join if…

Open to people ages 65 years and up

  • Healthy adults age 65 years and older

You CAN'T join if...

  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.

Location

  • Center for Cognitive Neuroscience accepting new patients
    Los Angeles California 90095 United States

Lead Scientist at UCLA

Details

Status
accepting new patients
Start Date
Completion Date
(estimated)
Sponsor
University of California, Los Angeles
ID
NCT05524597
Phase
Phase 1 Social Psychology Research Study
Study Type
Interventional
Participants
Expecting 200 study participants
Last Updated