RecruitingPhase 1NCT05524597

Writing About Experiences and Health in Older Adults II

Sponsor

University of California, Los Angeles

Enrollment

200 participants

Start Date

Mar 13, 2023

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Social Psychology

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

Min Age: 65 Years

Inclusion Criteria1

Healthy adults age 65 years and older

Exclusion Criteria9

current smokers
active, uncontrolled medical disorders
chronic infection (e.g., Hepatitis C, HIV)
use of certain medications (steroid use, opioid use)
psychiatric disorders (e.g., current major depression, bipolar disorder)
body mass index (BMI) greater than 35
left-handed
claustrophobic
metal in body

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALWriting Intervention

Participants will be asked to write about different kinds of experiences.

Locations(1)

Center for Cognitive Neuroscience

Los Angeles, California, United States

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