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NCT Number: NCT07690605

The Genomic and Well-Being Impacts of an Extraverted Behavior Intervention

8-week randomized intervention (with 3-month follow-up) that examines the impact of increased sociable behavior on emotional well-being and immune health profile

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Key information

Conditions

Psychological Well-being and Immune Health Profile Behavior Personal Satisfaction Psychological Well-Being

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Department of Psychology

Riverside, California, 92521, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Age 18 or older

Exclusion criteria

  • Younger than 18 years of age

Treatment and study plan

Sociable (extraverted) behavior

Behavioral

Participants asked to act more sociable (extraverted) 3 days a week for 6 weeks on days of their choosing with the goal of promoting social connection. 8-week study includes week 0 pre-test measures and week 1 baseline of sociable behavior "as usual."

Primary outcomes

  1. Self-reported loneliness (survey)

    Time frame: From enrollment to end of study period at 8 weeks

    Responses to loneliness sub-scale of Comprehensive Inventory of Thriving

  2. Self-reported positive and negative affect (survey)

    Time frame: From enrollment to end of study period at 8 weeks

    Responses to 12-item survey, Affect-Adjective Scale

  3. Immune gene profile

    Time frame: From enrollment to end of study period at 8 weeks

    Changes to immune gene profile assayed in dried blood spots

Secondary outcomes

  1. Self-reported psychological well-being (survey)

    Time frame: From enrollment to end of study period at 8 weeks

    Responses to the Mental Health Continuum-Short Form

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of California, Riverside

Other

Collaborators

  • National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
Jul 8, 2026
Registry last updated
Jul 8, 2026

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