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Neural and Physiological Responses to Real-World Experiences

NCT01723410 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 70

Last updated 2015-12-11

No results posted yet for this 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 [email protected] for more information.

Conditions

  • Gene Expression

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Writing about people

Subjects will be asked to write about other people in their lives once a week for 6-weeks.

OTHER

Writing about places, objects

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Naomi I Eisenberger, PhD · University of California, Los Angeles

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
35 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-01-31
Primary Completion
2015-01-31
Completion
2015-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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