Expressive Writing for COVID-19 Resilience

NCT04589104 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Pro00105575
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 63
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of a 6-week, virtually-delivered expressive writing intervention on resilience in a cohort of individuals currently navigating the COVID-19 pandemic during spring 2020.

Conditions

Distress Due to COVID-19

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Resilience

  Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC)

  3 months

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Perceived stress

  3 months

• Depression symptoms

  3 months

• Post-traumatic growth

  3 months

Study Arms (1)

Expressive writing

EXPERIMENTAL

The expressive writing intervention consists of a 6-week, virtually-delivered writing program. Each week, participants meet for 90 minutes via Zoom and will be guided through writing prompts designed to encourage emotional expression and enhance personal resilience. The progression of writing exercises flows as follows: * Week 1: Writing to expressive difficult emotions * Week 2: Writing to release \& integrate difficult emotions * Week 3: Writing to nurture gratitude * Week 4: Writing to enhance strengths \& resources * Week 5: Writing to cultivate positive meaning \& savor goodness * Week 6: Writing to invite insight, perspective, \& growth

Behavioral: Expressive writing

Interventions

Expressive writing BEHAVIORAL

The expressive writing intervention consists of a 6-week, virtually-delivered writing program. Each week, participants meet for 90 minutes via Zoom and will be guided through writing prompts designed to encourage emotional expression and enhance personal resilience. The progression of writing exercises flows as follows: * Week 1: Writing to expressive difficult emotions * Week 2: Writing to release \& integrate difficult emotions * Week 3: Writing to nurture gratitude * Week 4: Writing to enhance strengths \& resources * Week 5: Writing to cultivate positive meaning \& savor goodness * Week 6: Writing to invite insight, perspective, \& growth

Expressive writing

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Potential subjects will be considered eligible if they feel they have been personally impacted by circumstances surrounding COVID-19. Other eligibility criteria include:
• Able to speak, read, write, and understand English
• Cognitively able to provide consent
• Ability to participate in a 6-week intervention delivered via Zoom, REDCap, and email

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Duke University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Duke Integrative Medicine

Durham, North Carolina, 27705, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Bechard E, Evans J, Cho E, Lin Y, Kozhumam A, Jones J, Grob S, Glass O. Feasibility, acceptability, and potential effectiveness of an online expressive writing intervention for COVID-19 resilience. Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2021 Nov;45:101460. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2021.101460. Epub 2021 Jul 27.

  PMID: 34332289 DERIVED

Study Officials

• Oliver Glass, PhD

  Duke University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 12, 2020
• First Posted: October 19, 2020
• Study Start: May 26, 2020
• Primary Completion: August 17, 2020
• Study Completion: August 17, 2020
• Last Updated: October 19, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)