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NCT05352243 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA
Bereaved Young Adults Study
A NA study, sponsored by University of California, Los Angeles.
- Completed
- Registry status
- NA
- Development phase
- 178
- Enrollment target
NCT05352243 is a NA study that has completed, run by University of California, Los Angeles. The registered enrollment target is 178 participants.
The verdict
NCT05352243, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by University of California, Los Angeles.
- COMPLETED
- Registry status
- NA
- Development phase
- 178 participants
- Enrollment target
Study Summary
Bereaved adolescents and emerging adults are at risk for developing psychological disorders and complicated grief. Clinical grief interventions and conventional wisdom reflect an implicit assumption that sharing and expressing one's feelings surrounding a loss (i.e., emotional disclosure) facilitates psychological adjustment. However, studies of emotional disclosure have yielded null results in bereaved samples. Individuals who have encountered stressful life events, including interpersonal loss, often report a desire to "give back" to others in similar situations. Empirical evidence suggests that providing support to others can be equally, if not more, beneficial than receiving support. The opportunity to support others experiencing stressful circumstances may address common feelings of powerlessness and engender a sense of meaning, enhancing positive affect and reducing distress. Interventions that leverage prosocial behaviors are associated with positive effects, including increases in wellbeing in non-bereaved populations. To date, no research has examined the utility of prosocial interventions for bereaved individuals. The present study tests a novel expressive helping intervention that combines elements of expressive disclosure and prosocial writing. Expressive helping will be compared to traditional expressive disclosure and a neutral writing control condition in a sample of bereaved young adults. Participants (N=156) will be randomized to one of three conditions-expressive disclosure, expressive helping, or a neutral writing control-and complete three weekly 20-minute writing sessions. Measures of psychological distress, well-being, and hypothesized mediators will be administered before, immediately following (within 48 hours of the final writing session), one month, and two months after the writing sessions. It is hypothesized that the participants in the expressive helping condition will evidence greater increases in well-being and decreases in grief-rela
Interventions
- BEHAVIORAL Expressive Helping
- BEHAVIORAL Expressive Disclosure
- BEHAVIORAL Fact-Writing
Trial Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Enrollment Target | 178 participants |
| Start Date | 2022-01-24 |
| Est. Completion | 2022-09-01 |
| Phase | NA |
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The ClinicalTrials.gov registry entry for NCT05352243 describes a study currently listed as completed, categorized as NA. The registered enrollment target is 178 participants, a figure that helps gauge the scale of data the investigators plan to collect. The listed sponsor is University of California, Los Angeles, which has 897 total studies on file at ClinicalTrials.gov.
The record links to 0 conditions, and to 3 interventions - of which Expressive Helping is the first listed.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is clinical trial NCT05352243 about?
NCT05352243 is a clinical study titled "Bereaved Young Adults Study". Bereaved adolescents and emerging adults are at risk for developing psychological disorders and complicated grief. Clinical grief interventions and conventional wisdom reflect an implicit assumption that sharing and expressing one's feelings surrounding a loss (i.e., emotional disclosure) facilitate...
What is the current status of trial NCT05352243?
This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 178 participants. The study started on 2022-01-24. Estimated completion is 2022-09-01.
What interventions are being tested in trial NCT05352243?
The interventions under investigation include: Expressive Helping (BEHAVIORAL), Expressive Disclosure (BEHAVIORAL), Fact-Writing (BEHAVIORAL).
Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT05352243?
This trial is sponsored by University of California, Los Angeles, which has 897 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.
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