Clinical trials: Writing Disorder
Wilson Disease, Movement Disorders
Inhibitory rTMS in Dystonic Wilson Patients
Wilson disease is a genetic disorder resulting in copper accumulation in liver, brain and eye. The neurologic complications include dystonic syndrome, which is a prolonged and excessive muscle activation responsible for abnormal…
- Conditions
- Wilson Disease, Movement Disorders, Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Trial name
- WILSTIM (NCT01980433)
- Testing
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS), pre and post-rTMS electroencephalogram, WCRS
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
PTSD (Childbirth-Related)
Preventing Childbirth-Related PTSD With Expressive Writing
The goal of this clinical trial is to test a brief psychological intervention given to individuals in the first days following childbirth who have experienced a potentially stressful childbirth.
- Trial name
- CARES (NCT05662423)
- Testing
- Expressive Writing about Childbirth, Neutral Writing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Eating Disorders, Anorexia Nervosa
Preparing for Eating Disorders Treatment Through Compassionate Letter-Writing
Compassion-focused therapy (CFT) seeks to lower shame and help people develop compassion for personal distress and shortcomings.
- Conditions
- Eating Disorders, Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge-Eating Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT04174703
- Testing
- Self-compassionate letter-writing intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- University of Waterloo
Writer's Cramp
Video-supervised Motor and Awareness Training in Writer's Cramp
Writer's cramp is the most common task-specific dystonia. It is characterized by involuntary co-contraction of antagonistic muscles during writing. This disabling condition may force patients to give up their occupation.
- Trial name
- NCT04611009
- Testing
- motor training, mindfulness exercises
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein
Language Disorders
China Obstetrics and Gynecology Journal Club
The purpose of this study is to determine if an intensive journal club based on articles and materials provided on the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology Website improves written and spoken comprehension of medical English in a…
- Trial name
- COG-JOCS (NCT01844609)
- Testing
- Self Study Journal Club, Intensive Journal Club
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, China
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Emotional Dysregulation, Therapeutic Alliance
Effectiveness of the SoundHeal Multi-Sensory Integrative Therapy Among Justice-Involved Youth
Emotional dysregulation in justice-involved youth (JIY) is a condition that significantly impacts young people, their families, and juvenile justice and public health systems.
- Conditions
- Emotional Dysregulation, Therapeutic Alliance, Depression Disorder, Anxiety Disorders
- Trial name
- HEAL-SLOJSC (NCT07364799)
- Testing
- Multi-sensory emotional regulation intervention (Heal)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- SoundHeal
Breast Cancer
ExBRAC- Expressive Writing in Breast Cancer
The study is a randomized trial designed to examine whether an "expressive writing" intervention can affect the quality of life in patients recently diagnosed with breast cancer.
- Trial name
- ExBRAC (NCT07298980)
- Testing
- Expressive Writing
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 272 people
- Sponsor
- Region Skane
Breast Cancer, Breast Neoplasm
Health Benefits of Expressive Writing: Study One
This study is a randomized controlled trial (RCT) with the aim of determining the cultural sensitivity, feasibility, and effectiveness of an expressive writing intervention for Chinese breast cancer survivors.
- Trial name
- Komen (NCT03546673)
- Testing
- Self-Regulation Condition, Emotional Disclosure Condition
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- University of Houston
Muscle Weakness Condition, Hand Grasp
Effect of Texting and Writing on Grip and Pinch Strength
Texting and writing are common hand activities among college students. Students tend to spend increasing hours of texting and writing for every day activities in addition to the academic assignments that are mainly on line and…
- Trial name
- NCT04810416
- Testing
- Texting- 10 minutes, Writing- 10 minutes, Texting- 15 minutes
- Where
- 2 sites in Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- General Committee of Teaching Hospitals and Institutes, Egypt
Expressive Writing, Self-Affirmation
Brief Writing Programs for Sexual Minority Young Adults in Alabama
Sexual minority (SM; e.g., gay, lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, queer) young adults are at elevated risk for eating disorders (EDs).
- Conditions
- Expressive Writing, Self-Affirmation, Control
- Trial name
- NCT05559944
- Testing
- Expressive Writing, Self-Affirmation, Control
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Auburn University
Metastatic Breast Cancer
Expressive Writing and Adjustment to Metastatic Breast Cancer
We are doing this study to see if writing about life experiences helps women adjust to breast cancer that has spread. We will compare two groups. One group will write about their breast cancer experience.
- Trial name
- NCT00624156
- Testing
- Writing Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 98 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Substance-Related Disorders, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Combined Treatment for Patients With Comorbid Substance Use Disorders and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): an Integration of Cognitive-behavioral Treatment (CBT) and Trauma-focused Structured Writing Therapy
This study is a randomized controlled trial comparing two treatments for patients with comorbid substance use disorder (SUD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) conducted within two different routine clinical settings for…
- Trial name
- NCT00763542
- Testing
- CBT for SUD, Structured writing therapy for PTSD
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- VU University of Amsterdam
Writing Disorder
Impact of the Kaligo Solution on Learning to Write in Children Aged 6 to 11 With Handwriting Disorders : KALIGO+
Writing is a fundamental skill, crucial to a child's success at school and the development of independence. Around 30% of children present difficulties in learning to write, and for some of them (10%), these difficulties persist…
- Trial name
- KALIGO+ (NCT06858566)
- Testing
- Kaligo + score
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Fondation Ildys
Breast Cancer, Fatigue
Expressive Writing in Improving Quality of Life in Patients With Breast Cancer and Lymphedema
RATIONALE: Expressive writing may help relieve symptoms and improve quality of life in breast cancer survivors with chronic lymphedema.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Fatigue, Lymphedema
- Trial name
- NCT00679185
- Testing
- expressive writing
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 107 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Control Condition, Intervention
Effectiveness of AI Chatbots in Improving Students' General Wellbeing
The goal of this randomised controlled trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of an AI mental health chatbot in promoting emotional wellbeing and perceived empathy among university students in Singapore with mild or subclinical…
- Trial name
- NCT06965439
- Testing
- AI-delivered emotional wellbeing support, Neutral writing tasks
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 162 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University of Singapore
Schizophreniform Disorders, Bipolar Disorder
REWRITALIZE Your Recovery - Evaluation of a Creative Writing Group Intervention
Health institutes call for psychosocial interventions and recovery-oriented approaches as supplement to pharmacological treatment for mental health disorders.
- Conditions
- Schizophreniform Disorders, Bipolar Disorder, Severe Depression, Ptsd
- Trial name
- REWR (NCT06251908)
- Testing
- Rewritalize, Standard mental health care
- Where
- 6 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Amager Hospital
DSD, Hypospadias
Breaking Silence Through Story: A Narrative Medicine Intervention for Parents of Children With Urogenital Conditions
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether a journaling intervention can reduce stress and anxiety in parents of children with urogenital conditions (such as differences of sex development and hypospadias).
- Trial name
- NCT06989593
- Testing
- Narrative Medicine Journaling Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sarah Schlegel
Psychological Well-being, Secondary Traumatic Stress
The Effect of Web-Based Compassion-Focused Structured Writing Programs on Well-Being in Midwives Working in Delivery Rooms
This randomized controlled trial aims to compare the effects of a web-based compassion-focused writing program and a reflective writing program on psychological well-being, self-compassion, postpartum trauma-related stress…
- Conditions
- Psychological Well-being, Secondary Traumatic Stress, Occupational Stress
- Trial name
- NCT07699887
- Testing
- Compassion-Focused Writing Program, Reflective Writing Program
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mersin University
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Prolonged Grief Symptoms
AI-GF-GNW on Prolonged Grief Reactions
Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) is a severe, disabling condition characterized by intense yearning and difficulty accepting the reality of loss, which significantly impairs the academic and psychosocial functioning of bereaved…
- Conditions
- Artificial Intelligence (AI), Prolonged Grief Symptoms, Depression - Major Depressive Disorder, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT07589088
- Testing
- AI-Assisted Grief-Focused Guided Narrative Writing, No-Feedback Guided Narrative Writing, Free Writing
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking University
Stress Disorder
Evaluating an Expressive Writing Intervention About Communicatively-Restricted Organizational Stressors
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.
- Trial name
- NCT01328665
- Testing
- Expressive Writing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Santa Clara University