An interventional study of Expressive Writing in Stress Disorder, sponsored by Santa Clara University. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2013-05-20.
Sponsored by Santa Clara University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
This project evaluates the effectiveness of an intervention sought to reduce the physical effects of stress related to those issues that individuals cannot successfully communicate with anyone about. To do this, the investigators will be implementing a writing intervention over the course of the 6-week study. The investigators will be asking all participants to complete questionnaires over the course of the study period. The investigators are also asking participants to provide a small blood sample (from a fingerstick procedure) at two times during the study as well as saliva samples during that same time. The primary research question asks if this intervention procedure is effective. The investigators are evaluating total cholesterol, high sensitivity c-reactive protein, and cortisol.
1,147 studies on the registry are indexed under Stress Disorders, Traumatic; 108 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 44 is below the median of 60 across 908 interventional studies indexed under Stress Disorders, Traumatic.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Affectionate Writing Intervention for 20 minutes per day, 2 times per week, 6 weeks.
Other: Expressive Writing
Control Group -- No writing
Writing intervention for cognitive appraisal of stressor.
Change in Lipids from baseline
Lipid panel includes total cholesterol, High-density lipoproteins, low-density lipoprotein, and triglycerides.
Time frame: Week 1 and Week 6
Change in high-sensitivity c-Reactive Protein from baseline
Time frame: Week 1 and Week 6
Change in Cortisol Awakening Response from Baseline
Measurement of Salivary Cortisol (hydrocortisone, compound-F) as a maximum difference between awakening and 30 minutes after awakening.
Time frame: Week 1 and Week 6
Change in Perceived Global Stress over time
Psychological measure of stress
Time frame: Week 1, Week 3, Week 6
Change in Organizational Stress over time
Psychological measure of stress as a function of organizational involvement.
Time frame: Week 1, Week 3, Week 6
Change in Perception of Communication Restriction of Stressor over time
Restrictedness of a communicative stressor
Time frame: Week 1, Week 3, Week 6
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