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Cognitive and Health Benefits of Expressive Writing for Family Caregivers Under Stress

NCT00303147 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2006-03-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if expressive writing is an effective intervention for reducing stress, enhancing cognition, and improving quality of life for caregivers of older adults with dementia

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Expressive Writing

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Toronto

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Corey S Mackenzie, Ph.D. · University of Toronto

  • Lynn Hasher, Ph.D. · University of Toronto

  • David Goldstein, Ph.D. · University of Toronto

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-05-31
Completion
2005-07-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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Diseases

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