Expand Your Horizon: An Online Writing Intervention for Women

NCT ID: NCT04146792

Last Updated: 2021-03-02

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

163 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-02-21

Study Completion Date

2021-02-25

Brief Summary

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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

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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

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Body Image

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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body acceptance program

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

body acceptance program

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Complete 3 writing exercises over the course of week. Each writing exercise will take approximately 15 minutes to complete

writing creativity program

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

writing creatively program

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Complete 3 writing exercises over the course of week. Each writing exercise will take approximately 15 minutes to complete

Interventions

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body acceptance program

Complete 3 writing exercises over the course of week. Each writing exercise will take approximately 15 minutes to complete

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

writing creatively program

Complete 3 writing exercises over the course of week. Each writing exercise will take approximately 15 minutes to complete

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* women ages 18 to 25 years
* enrolled in postsecondary education at VCU
* endorse some degree of WBI (as measured by the WBI-M) or body image concerns

Exclusion Criteria

* men
* pregnant women
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

25 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Virginia Commonwealth University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Suzanne Mazzeo, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Virginia Commonwealth University

Locations

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Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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HM20016491

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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