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Writing About Experiences and Health in Older Adults II
Led by University of California, Los Angeles · Updated on 2026-03-20
200
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
168 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
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.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Writing About Experiences and Health in Older Adults II
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Healthy adults age 65 years and older
You will not qualify if you...
- Current smokers
- Active, uncontrolled medical disorders
- Chronic infections such as Hepatitis C or HIV
- Use of steroid or opioid medications
- Psychiatric disorders including current major depression or bipolar disorder
- Body mass index (BMI) greater than 35
- Left-handed individuals
- Claustrophobia
- Presence of metal in the body
- Other exclusion criteria may apply
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Center for Cognitive Neuroscience
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
N
Naomi Eisenberger, Ph.D.
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
TRIPLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Number of Arms
2
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