Clinical trials: Isolation, Social
Chronic Pain
The Development and Effectiveness of Museum-Based Experiences for Individuals With Chronic Pain
Aim 1: To conduct a formative evaluation of museum-based programming to address loneliness and social isolation. Aim 2: To develop a consensus-derived Model Museum-Based Program (MMBP) to address loneliness among individuals with…
- Trial name
- NCT04091893
- Testing
- Usual care/wait list, Art Rx, Artful Meditation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 149 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Aging, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Internet-based Conversational Engagement Clinical Trial
The study aims to randomize 320 (160 Caucasian, 160 African American) socially isolated adults 75+ years old (50:50 split between those with normal cognition and mild cognitive impairment (MCI)) recruited from the community to…
- Trial name
- I-CONECT (NCT02871921)
- Testing
- Conversational Engagement
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 186 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Aging, Mobility Limitation
Choose to Move - Next Steps: Can 'Booster Sessions' Sustain Health Benefits of an Effective, Scaled-up, Health Promotion Program?
One-third of Canadians will be older adults (>65y) by 2050. Thus, healthy aging is a public health priority. Many older adult health promoting interventions have been implemented, yet few were scaled-up and sustained.
- Conditions
- Aging, Mobility Limitation, Sedentary Behavior, Loneliness
- Trial name
- CTM-NS (NCT04592614)
- Testing
- Choose to Move - Next Steps
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 424 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Social Isolation, Exercise
The Effectiveness of Video-Based Exercises in Young Adults
In December 2019, the new coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) exploded in Wuhan (Hubei, China) and spread rapidly from one city to the whole world.
- Conditions
- Social Isolation, Exercise, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT04346966
- Testing
- Study Group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istinye University
Aging Well
Yoga for Seniors
The overall purpose of this study is to deliver a 12-week yoga program to older adults (over 60 years of age) in rural WI who do not have access to yoga programming and examine the effects of the programming on activities of…
- Trial name
- NCT04889131
- Testing
- Yoga Program Immediately, Wait-Listed Control, Activity Monitor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Well-Being, Psychological
Interventions for the Wellbeing of Students At the University of Helsinki
The psychological, social, and health consequences of psychological ill-being, particularly loneliness, are well-documented among students, which underlines the importance of providing adequate support.
- Trial name
- INSIGHT (NCT06542029)
- Testing
- Groups 4 Health (G4H), The study psychologists' group intervention, Towards better well-being and studying -online course
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Helsinki
Social Isolation, Loneliness
The CONNECT Program: Testing a Telephone-Based Mental Health Intervention for Older Adults
This study will test a telephone-based group intervention called "The CONNECT Program" which is designed for adults aged 65+ who are currently experiencing social isolation or loneliness, and symptoms of anxiety or depression.
- Conditions
- Social Isolation, Loneliness, Depression, Anxiety
- Trial name
- CONNECT (NCT05120765)
- Testing
- The CONNECT Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Social Isolation
Mobilizing Community Networks to Optimize Child Well-being
Caregiver social isolation adversely impacts child health and developmental outcomes; it also contributes to suboptimal engagement in health care services and enrichment resources, which also elevate risk for poor outcomes in…
- Trial name
- NOW (NCT02622399)
- Testing
- Project NOW
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 98 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Older People, Care Dependency
Implementing the Transcultural Social-Ethical-Care Model -TEC-MED for Older People in the Mediterranean Basin
Implementation of the TEC-MED model of social and health care in the elderly population of the Mediterranean basin through a quasi-experimental trial.
- Conditions
- Older People, Care Dependency, Social Exclusion
- Trial name
- TEC-MED (NCT06184178)
- Testing
- Socio-health care
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- REGINA ALLANDE CUSSO
Social Isolation, Psychosocial Problem
Telepsychiatry for Social Isolation in Youths
This clinical trial aims to implement multimodal digital interventions for adolescents and young adults with social isolation (SI) and their family members.
- Trial name
- SOLITAIRE (NCT06138301)
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Remediation (CR)
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona
Social Isolation
An Effectiveness-implementation Hybrid Study of Social Prescribing in a Singapore Community Hospital Setting
This research is an effectiveness-implementation hybrid study with two aims: 1) to determine the utility of a WBC (Well Being Coordinator)-driven Social Prescribing model in the intermediate care setting; and 2) to assess the…
- Trial name
- NCT04840420
- Testing
- social prescribing, usual care
- Volunteers
- 804 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bright Vision Hospital
Cleft Lip and Palate, Social Isolation
Perception of Appearance and Social Acceptance Between Cleft and Non-Cleft Children in Early Adolescence
Background: Using three-dimensional (3D) surface imaging, this study aims to understand the differences in perception between schoolchildren with and without cleft lip and palate (CLP), as well as to explore peer awareness and…
- Trial name
- Cleft social (NCT06539572)
- Testing
- Cleft lip repair; palatoplasty; alveolar bone grafting
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Older Adults, Mental Health
The BE WITH Project: A Partially Nested Randomized Control Trial (PN-RCT)
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the BE WITH (Belonging through Empathy With Intentional Targeted Helping) innovation delivered to older adults improves their mental health.
- Conditions
- Older Adults, Mental Health, Depression, Loneliness
- Trial name
- BE_WITH (NCT07204444)
- Testing
- standardized and manualized warm calls from providers trained in the BE training, standardized and manualized warm calls from providers trained in the BE training + ASIST training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 671 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Frailty, Social Isolation in Older Adults
A Pilot Study to Explore the Feasibility of Navigator and Coach Support for Community Participation by Older People
Frailty is a multidimensional syndrome in which a person accumulates age-related deficits across life domains, increasingly including social components such as social isolation.
- Conditions
- Frailty, Social Isolation in Older Adults, Frailty in Older Adults
- Trial name
- ENGAGE (NCT07836465)
- Testing
- Navigation support, Coaching support
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bastiaan Van Grootven
Loneliness, Social Isolation
A Mechanism Randomised Controlled Trial of a Three-Agent LLM-Augmented mHealth Intervention for Late-Life Loneliness in Older Adults
This study examines how a smartphone conversational application affects feelings of loneliness in Cantonese-speaking older adults living in Hong Kong.
- Conditions
- Loneliness, Social Isolation, Social Isolation in Older Adults
- Trial name
- NCT07822828
- Testing
- Hybrid conversational companion application, Rule-based conversational companion application
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Malnutrition, Loneliness
Video Chat During Meals to Improve Nutritional Intake in Older Adults
The VideoDining study is a Stage IB behavioral intervention development project. The objectives are to determine the feasibility and acceptability of using video chat during mealtimes (VideoDining) in community-dwelling older…
- Trial name
- VideoDining (NCT04862312)
- Testing
- VideoDine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cornell University
Social Isolation or Loneliness, Anxiety
Health Surveillance at University of Applied Science Hamburg (HAW)
The aim of Health Surveillance 2025 is to analyze and describe the state of health of employees at University of Applied Science Hamburg, key influencing factors and individual resources.
- Conditions
- Social Isolation or Loneliness, Anxiety, Anxiety Acute, Anxiety Depression
- Trial name
- HAW_HS2025 (NCT07089914)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 679 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jacobs University Bremen gGmbH
Age-related Hearing Loss, Cognitive Decline
Auditory-Cognitive Dual-Task Intervention for Older Adults With Hearing Loss
Background: Age-related hearing loss (ARHL) is a common and irreversible condition that has been recently associated with cognitive decline and dementia. Hence, if ARHL is treated earlier, the risk of dementia might decrease.
- Conditions
- Age-related Hearing Loss, Cognitive Decline, Loneliness, Social Isolation
- Trial name
- NCT06486285
- Testing
- Auditory-cognitive dual-task training (ACDT)
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Social Isolation
AGE-ON 2.0: Expanding and Evaluating a Tablet Training Program for Older Adults
AGE-ON is a series of workshops developed by the Regional Geriatric Program central, based in Hamilton, Ontario. The goal of these workshops is to teach older adults with limited computer knowledge how to use tablet computers to…
- Trial name
- AGEON2 (NCT03472729)
- Testing
- AGE-ON Workshop
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Oxytocin Deficiency, Hypopituitarism
Identification and Clinical Relevance of an Oxytocin Deficient State (Melatonin Study)
Oxytocin (OT) is a hypothalamic peptide that enters the peripheral circulation via the posterior pituitary gland. OT plays a key role in regulating appetite, psychopathology, prosocial behavior and sexual function.
- Conditions
- Oxytocin Deficiency, Hypopituitarism, Hypothalamic Obesity, Pituitary Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT05319301
- Testing
- Melatonin
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau