Effects of Narrative Writing Duration and Post-writing Processing Instructions on PTSD
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
The current study proposes to directly measure how processing after participating in written disclosure about a traumatic life event affects physical and psychological outcomes.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable
Started Feb 2012
Typical duration for not_applicable
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
February 1, 2012
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
January 18, 2013
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
January 23, 2013
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
May 1, 2014
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
May 1, 2014
CompletedMay 15, 2014
May 1, 2014
2.2 years
January 18, 2013
May 14, 2014
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Level of PTSD symptoms as measured by the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale
1 month after final writing session
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Physical health
1 month after final writing session
Study Arms (3)
Control
NO INTERVENTIONIndividuals will write objectively about the events of their day.
Narrative Writing: Trauma-Assigned
EXPERIMENTALTrauma-assigned: Individuals will write about their most traumatic life experience and be instructed to continue to think about their writing topic in the weeks following writing.
Narrative Writing: Trauma-Spontaneous
ACTIVE COMPARATORIndividuals will write about their most traumatic life experience but will not be given further instructions for processing. Any additional processing about their writing topic in the weeks following writing will be considered spontaneous.
Interventions
Individuals will be writing about their most traumatic life event for 3 consecutive days for 20 minutes each. Those in the assigned group will be given instructions and weekly reminders to continue to think about their most traumatic event.
Individuals will be writing about their most traumatic life event for 3 consecutive days for 20 minutes each. Those in the spontaneous group will be given no further instructions.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Experienced a traumatic life event (DSM-IV-TR Criterion A)
- Currently experiencing clinically significant levels of PTSD symptoms
You may not qualify if:
- Currently receiving psychotherapy
- On medication that is not stable (i.e. medication has been changed within the past 6 weeks)
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
The University of Mississippi
University, Mississippi, 38677, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Tom Lombardo, PhD
University of Mississippi, Oxford
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
January 18, 2013
First Posted
January 23, 2013
Study Start
February 1, 2012
Primary Completion
May 1, 2014
Study Completion
May 1, 2014
Last Updated
May 15, 2014
Record last verified: 2014-05