Status:
COMPLETED
Expressive Writing for Reducing Stress and Diabetic Symptoms in Diabetes Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Syracuse University
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Conditions:
Diabetes Mellitus
Stress
Eligibility:
All Genders
25-75 years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
This study will determine whether the psychological benefits of expressive writing extend to diabetic patients, how long the benefits will last, and whether additional expressive writing "booster" ses...
Detailed Description
Diabetes is one of the leading causes of blindness, kidney failure, and nontraumatic lower extremity amputation in the United States. Conditions such as stress and depression have been shown to worsen...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Diagnosis of diabetes mellitus made after age 24
Exclusion
- Diabetes-related emergency room visit within 3 months prior to study entry
- Use of psychiatric medication within 3 months prior to study entry
- Visual or manual limitations that preclude reading and writing
- Use of insulin within the first year of diabetes diagnosis
- Pregnancy or plan to become pregnant
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
187 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00233142
Start Date
September 1 2005
End Date
February 1 2009
Last Update
April 15 2016
Active Locations (4)
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1
State University of New York Medical University
Syracuse, New York, United States, 13244
2
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York, United States, 13244
3
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pennsylvania, United States, 16802
4
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37235