Clinical trials: Loneliness
Loneliness
INcreasing Adolescent Social and Community SupporT - Full Trial
Background: Social Prescribing is a mechanism of connecting patients with non-medical forms of support within the community and has been shown to improve loneliness. Yet update from young people has been lower than for adults.
- Trial name
- INACT (NCT07154225)
- Testing
- Social Prescribing, Signposting
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 215 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Depression, Anxiety
SALSA (Health, Food and Sociability): Community Networks for Healthy Eating, Autonomy, and Social Interaction
Antecedents: Unwanted loneliness is associated with an increased risk of anxiety, depression, social isolation, and malnutrition.
- Conditions
- Depression, Anxiety, Social Support (Formal and Informal), Quality of Life (QOL)
- Trial name
- SALSA (NCT06800027)
- Testing
- SALSA group intervention: Going to lunch at the restaurant in a group and attending healthy eating workshops.
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 98 people
- Sponsor
- Fundacio d'Investigacio en Atencio Primaria Jordi Gol i Gurina
Loneliness, Social Isolation
Effectiveness of a Mobile Application in Improving Employees' Social Well-being.
The goal of this cluster randomized controlled trial is to learn if using Frendie PRO mobile application at workplaces improves social well-being in employees.
- Conditions
- Loneliness, Social Isolation, Social Support, Depressive Symptoms
- Trial name
- NCT06495801
- Testing
- Frendie PRO mobile application
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 1,012 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Eastern Finland
Loneliness
INcreasing Adolescent Social and Community SupporT - Pilot
Background: Social prescribing is a mechanism of connecting patients with non-medical forms of support within the community and has been shown to improve loneliness. Yet uptake from young people has been lower than for adults.
- Trial name
- INACT (NCT06656663)
- Testing
- Social Prescribing, Signposting
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Loneliness, Mental Health
Reducing Loneliness Among Older Adults in Hong Kong by Volunteer-delivered Mindfulness and Behavioral Activation Intervention
This study aims to recruit and train retirees and young people to be volunteers who will deliver the layperson-delivered, telephone-based behavioral activation and mindfulness intervention to older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT07283549
- Testing
- Tele-BA, Tele-MF, Tele-BF
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 251 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Education University of Hong Kong
Mood, Depression Disorders
Technology Exposure and Child Health: Wellness Impact and Social Effects: An Observational Product Registry Study
The goal of this study is to understand how children's mobile device usage (smartphones or tablets), including social media use and online games, are related to their mental wellness and mental health, as well as some aspects of…
- Conditions
- Mood, Depression Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Sleep
- Trial name
- TECHWISE (NCT06664944)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 912 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aura
Depression in Adolescence, Anxiety
Application for Arts-Based Social Prescribing
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a personalized arts-based social prescribing program, Art Pharmacy, delivered through a mobile app (SocialRx App) can improve mental health and social connectedness in adolescents…
- Conditions
- Depression in Adolescence, Anxiety, Loneliness, Social Connectedness
- Trial name
- NCT07593443
- Testing
- Art Pharmacy, Stable treatment
- Volunteers
- 230 people
- Sponsor
- SocialRx Inc
Loneliness
Penpal Loneliness Project
The purpose of this research is to study whether sending letters helps reduce loneliness for either the facility resident or the teenager.
- Trial name
- NCT04797026
- Testing
- Letters to increase social connection with goal to alleviate loneliness
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Internet Addiction Disorder
The Effect of the Nursing Intervention Program on Adolescent Problematic Internet Users
In this study; The effect of the nursing intervention program (education enriched with web 2.0 tools based on the Health Belief Model) on problematic internet use, loneliness and family harmony in adolescents who use the internet…
- Trial name
- NCT06302894
- Testing
- Self-sufficiency
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abant Izzet Baysal University
Hospitalized Children
The Role of Therapy Dogs in Reducing Depression, Anxiety, and Loneliness Among Hospitalized Children
The purpose of this research study is to test whether an animal-assisted intervention (AAI) is better than conversation with another person or treatment as usual for improving mood, anxiety, loneliness, quality of life, and…
- Trial name
- NCT05551156
- Testing
- Animal-assisted interaction, Conversational interaction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Diabete Mellitus, Loneliness
The Impact of Social Worker Referrals on Diabetes and Loneliness
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if referral to a social worker (social prescribing) can help reduce loneliness and improve blood sugar control (A1C) in older adults with diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT07486050
- Testing
- Social worker referral to address loneliness, Continue Primary care
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Loneliness, Mental Health Issue
SSIs for Mental Health and Loneliness
This project includes three studies that explore the effectiveness of brief internet interventions for mental health and loneliness.
- Conditions
- Loneliness, Mental Health Issue, Distress, Emotional, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT05687162
- Testing
- Overcoming Loneliness three-week intervention, Overcoming Loneliness single-session intervention, Single-session "Sharing Feelings" program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4,370 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
Problematic Internet Use, Loneliness
The Effect of Motivational Interviewing on Problematic Internet Use and Loneliness
This research will examine the effect of online individual motivational interviewing applied to nursing students on problematic internet use and loneliness. Mixed method will be used in the research.
- Trial name
- NCT05646329
- Testing
- Motivational Interview
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gazi University
Perinatal Opioid Use Disorder, Opioid Use Disorder
Adapting the Penny Chatbot for Perinatal OUD Patients: COPILOT
To address both loneliness and engagement in perinatal and OUD care among perinatal women, the investigators plan to adapt an existing texting support chatbot, Penny, to make it appropriate for use by women who are pregnant and…
- Trial name
- PENNY-COPILOT (NCT06969261)
- Testing
- Penny COPILOT
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Child, Hospitalized
The Impact of Starbright World on Children Being Treated at the NIH
This study seeks to evaluate the impact of Starbright World (SBW) on hospitalized children. SBW is a virtual environment designed to link seriously ill children into an interactive online community where they can play games…
- Trial name
- NCT00001816
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Suicide, Suicide, Attempted
Suicide Prevention Among Recipients of Care
Randomized controlled trial to determine the best brief suicide prevention intervention for adults and adolescents who screen positive for suicidal ideation or behavior in emergency departments or primary care clinics.
- Conditions
- Suicide, Suicide, Attempted, Suicidal Ideation, Social Support
- Trial name
- SPARC (NCT04893447)
- Testing
- SPI+, SP+CC (Caring Contacts)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,520 people
- Sponsor
- St. Luke's Health System, Boise, Idaho
Social Isolation or Loneliness, Homebound Persons
ACOMPANYEM: A COMmunity Program Accessing Lonely, Disabled Neighbors (Young, Elder, and Midlife)
Social prescription prioritizes interventions for people at risk of social isolation or unwanted loneliness based on community assets and offers them a series of activities that can contribute to their emotional well-being as a…
- Conditions
- Social Isolation or Loneliness, Homebound Persons, Disabled Persons
- Trial name
- ACOMPANYEM (NCT06606431)
- Testing
- Multileveled-community approach
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Fundacio d'Investigacio en Atencio Primaria Jordi Gol i Gurina
Anxiety, Satisfaction With Life
The Impact of Heartfulness Self-Care Program on Anxiety, Satisfaction With Life, and Loneliness Levels in Students and Staff in High Schools.
This quantitative study assesses the baseline anxiety, satisfaction with life, and loneliness scores in students and staff in a global study.
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Satisfaction With Life, Loneliness
- Trial name
- NCT05874232
- Testing
- Self-Care Program through Heartfulness
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 203 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Heartfulness Institute
Social Activity, Mental Wellbeing
Evaluability and Feasibility of the eHOOD Intervention
The goal of this feasibility study is to learn how to best evaluate the eHOOD intervention of-fered to adolescents in lower secondary education with psycho-social challenges. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.
- Conditions
- Social Activity, Mental Wellbeing, Loneliness
- Trial name
- NCT07489365
- Testing
- eHOOD
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Center for Clinical Research and Prevention
Loneliness
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for Chronic Loneliness in Children and Young People
Loneliness is a significant problem for young people and is associated with a range of physical and mental health difficulties. Meta-analyses have identified that interventions aimed at young people who report loneliness as their…
- Trial name
- NCT05149963
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for Chronic Loneliness
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Royal Holloway University