A Trial on the Effect of Emotional Disclosure of Traumatic Life Events on Physical Health

May 11, 2009 updated by: University Hospital Birmingham

A Randomised Controlled Trial on the Effect of Emotional Disclosure of Traumatic Life Events on Physical Health

This is a randomized, controlled trial on the effect of emotional disclosure of traumatic life events on physical health. The hypothesis is that expression of emotions could possibly improve physical health.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

100

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United Kingdom
    • West Midlands
      • Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom, B15 2TT
        • University of Birmingham

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • healthy

Exclusion Criteria:

  • any mental or physical illnesses in the last three months

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: emotional disclosure
writing about emotional events from the past
Behavioral: emotional disclosure
writing about emotional events from the past
Placebo Comparator: placebo writing
writing about how they spent their time the previous day
Behavioral: placebo writing
writing about how they spent their time the previous day

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
health centre visits
Time Frame: within 3 months
within 3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
respiratory infections
Time Frame: within 3 months
within 3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University Hospital Birmingham

Collaborators

University of Birmingham

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2001

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2004

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2004

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 11, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 11, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

May 12, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

May 12, 2009

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 11, 2009

Last Verified

May 1, 2009

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 1-Meads

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