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NCT01723410 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Neural and Physiological Responses to Real-World Experiences

A NA study, sponsored by University of California, Los Angeles.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
70
Enrollment target

NCT01723410: Completed NA study, sponsored by University of California, Los Angeles.

NCT01723410 is a NA study that has completed, run by University of California, Los Angeles. The registered enrollment target is 70 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (95% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT01723410, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by University of California, Los Angeles.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
70 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

UCLA researchers looking for healthy individuals (aged 35-50) who have a home computer with internet access, are not pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or currently breastfeeding (if female), to participate in a study investigating whether real-world experiences alter the brain and body. This study takes place over an eight week period and involves providing the names of 8 close friends or family members, completing a neuroimaging session, providing blood and saliva (for genetic analysis), and a 6-week period in which participants login twice a week to complete online questionnaires. Compensation is up to $210 for those who complete all aspects of the study. Please email realworld.ucla@gmail.com for more information.

Primary Outcome

Changes in inflammatory gene expression from pre- to post-intervention.

Interventions

  • BEHAVIORAL Writing about people
  • OTHER Writing about places, objects

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 70 participants
Start Date 2013-01
Est. Completion 2015-01
Phase NA

What the finished NCT01723410 record still lists

NCT01723410 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 70 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (95% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Writing about people is the first listed.

NCT01723410 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT01723410 about?

NCT01723410 is a clinical study titled "Neural and Physiological Responses to Real-World Experiences". UCLA researchers looking for healthy individuals (aged 35-50) who have a home computer with internet access, are not pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or currently breastfeeding (if female), to participate in a study investigating whether real-world experiences alter the brain and body. This st...

What is the current status of trial NCT01723410?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 70 participants. The study started on 2013-01. Estimated completion is 2015-01.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT01723410?

The interventions under investigation include: Writing about people (BEHAVIORAL), Writing about places, objects (OTHER).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT01723410?

This trial is sponsored by University of California, Los Angeles, which has 897 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT01723410's enrollment target sits among peer trials

70 1103rd of 2000 higher than 868 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01723410, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT01723410 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.