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CompletedNCT04146792

Expand Your Horizon: An Online Writing Intervention for Women

Status
Completed
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
163 (actual)
Sponsor
Virginia Commonwealth University · Academic / Other
Sex
Female
Age
18 Years – 25 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this research study is to test a new writing-based intervention that helps young adult women increase their body acceptance and fosters creativity.

Detailed description

In this study, participants will be asked to do the following things: 1. Complete 3 writing exercises over the course of week. Each writing exercise will take approximately 15 minutes to complete 2. \~1-hour long online surveys immediately after the program (1 week), and 1 week after the program. Questions will ask about eating behaviors and attitudes, body image, feelings of weight stigma, and mental health. 3. Be contacted through email to remind participants to complete the writing assignments/survey

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
BEHAVIORALbody acceptance programComplete 3 writing exercises over the course of week. Each writing exercise will take approximately 15 minutes to complete
BEHAVIORALwriting creatively programComplete 3 writing exercises over the course of week. Each writing exercise will take approximately 15 minutes to complete

Timeline

Start date
2020-02-21
Primary completion
2021-02-25
Completion
2021-02-25
First posted
2019-10-31
Last updated
2021-03-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT04146792. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.