# Preventing Childbirth-Related PTSD With Expressive Writing

> **NCT05662423** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **Massachusetts General Hospital** · enrollment: 136 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- PTSD (Childbirth-Related)

## Interventions

- **BEHAVIORAL:** Expressive Writing about Childbirth
- **BEHAVIORAL:** Neutral Writing

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT05662423
- **Lead sponsor:** Massachusetts General Hospital
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2023-11-08
- **Primary completion:** 2026-05-31
- **Final completion:** 2026-05-31
- **Target enrollment:** 136 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-01-21


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05662423

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT05662423, "Preventing Childbirth-Related PTSD With Expressive Writing". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-05 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT05662423. Licensed CC0.

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