Clinical trials: Loneliness
Social Isolation, Loneliness
LEAPTogether: An Intergenerational Intervention to Address Loneliness and Social Isolation
Older adult participants will engage in exercise videos twice a week for 8 weeks either while paired with a peer (same age group) or paired with a younger adult with the ability to simultaneously video chat while exercising.
- Conditions
- Social Isolation, Loneliness, Intergenerational Relations
- Trial name
- LEAPTogether (NCT05831475)
- Testing
- Intergenerational Virtual Paired Exercise, Peer Virtual Paired Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Resilience, Anxiety
Music Breathing in Enhancing Resilience Among Elders at Risk of Mental Health Problems
The goal of this pilot randomised controlled trial is to examine the effects of a mindfulness-based music breathing intervention in enhancing resilience (primary outcome), and in reducing anxiety, depressive symptoms, loneliness…
- Conditions
- Resilience, Anxiety, Depressive Symptom, Loneliness
- Trial name
- NCT07631845
- Testing
- Mindfulness-based music breathing intervention, control group
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Comfort Theory, AI-Assisted Group Music Intervention
Applying Comfort Theory to an AI-Assisted Group Music Intervention: Psychosocial and Physiological Outcomes and Feasibility in Long-Term Care Residents.
The research design adopts a sequential two-phase framework. The study will be conducted in three residential LTC facilities located in Taichung City or Changhua County, with a total planned enrollment of 60 residents.
- Conditions
- Comfort Theory, AI-Assisted Group Music Intervention, Long-Term Care Residents, Loneliness
- Trial name
- NCT07882979
- Testing
- Group music intervention, AI-assisted monitoring system
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yu Chia Chang
Loneliness, Self-Efficacy
Digital Storytelling-Based Psychoeducation for Loneliness and Self-Efficacy in Adults Aged 65-74
This study is testing whether a psychoeducation program developed using digital storytelling affects loneliness and self-efficacy in adults aged 65 to 74.
- Trial name
- NCT07878715
- Testing
- Digital Storytelling-Based Psychoeducation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Şura KILIÇ
Alzheimer s Disease, Dementia
CommunityRx-Dementia + Peer Navigation (CRxDpeer)
The CRxDpeer intervention, delivered by a trained peer navigator, in practice called a "peer mentor", includes three evidence-based components: (a) focused education about common social (e.g., food and housing insecurity) and…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer s Disease, Dementia, Caregiver, Loneliness
- Trial name
- CRxDpeer (NCT07346183)
- Testing
- CommunityRx-Dpeer
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 330 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Social Isolation in Older Adults, Social Isolation or Loneliness
Social Connection Collective for Older Adults in Subsidized Housing
This study will evaluate a resident-led program designed to promote social connection among older adults living in subsidized housing communities in Baltimore.
- Conditions
- Social Isolation in Older Adults, Social Isolation or Loneliness, Social Isolation
- Trial name
- NCT07863583
- Testing
- Social Connection Collective: Open-Label Pilot, Social Connection Collective: Pilot
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Social Cognition, Healthy Aging
Immersive Group Dance in Virtual Reality and Perceived Social Cohesion in Older Adults
This is a two-arm, parallel-group randomized controlled trial designed to evaluate the effects of an immersive virtual reality (VR)-based group dance program on perceived social cohesion among community-dwelling older adults…
- Conditions
- Social Cognition, Healthy Aging, Loneliness, Social Isolation
- Trial name
- VR-GD-COHESION (NCT07850479)
- Testing
- Immersive VR Group Dance Program, Conventional Light Physical Activity Program
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj
Social Isolation or Loneliness, Anxiety
Health Surveillance at Constructor University Bremen (CUB)
The aim of Health Surveillance is to analyze and describe the state of health of students at Constructor University, key influencing factors and individual resources by using mixed-method design.
- Conditions
- Social Isolation or Loneliness, Anxiety, Anxiety Depression (Mild or Not Persistent), Health Behavior
- Trial name
- CUB-HS2025 (NCT06899308)
- Testing
- questionnaire
- Where
- 2 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 373 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jacobs University Bremen gGmbH
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
Mental Health (Depression), Mental Health and General Well-being
Thrive at Home: A Virtual Reality Social Intervention for Older Adults
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether a virtual reality (VR) based social platform can improve mental health and social connection for older adults who receive in-home care.
- Conditions
- Mental Health (Depression), Mental Health and General Well-being, Loneliness, Well Being
- Trial name
- Thrive at Home (NCT07835568)
- Testing
- Full Virtual Reality Social Intervention, Abbreviated Virtual Reality Social Intervention
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Santa Barbara
Social Isolation, Loneliness
Effectiveness of a Psychological Intervention to Reduce Social Isolation and Promote Social Connectedness in Young Adults
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of a psychological intervention aimed at reducing social isolation and promoting social connectedness among young adults.
- Conditions
- Social Isolation, Loneliness, Social Skills
- Trial name
- NCT07820020
- Testing
- Digital-Assisted Group Social Skills Training
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Korea University
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
Loneliness
Developing and Testing a Machine Learning Enabled Mindfulness Intervention for Reducing Loneliness Among Hong Kong Chinese Older Adults
Develop and test an effective machine learning enabled application-based (app-based) mindfulness intervention for reducing loneliness of Hong Kong Chinese older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT07308613
- Testing
- Mindfulness - Continue, Mindfulness - Enhance human coaching, Mindfulness - Booster
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Education University of Hong Kong
Loneliness, Anxiety
Planetary Health and Loneliness
The aim of this 3-phase study is the evaluation of planetary health behaviors and its cognitive processes in relation to levels of eco-anxiety, general well-being, and levels of loneliness.
- Conditions
- Loneliness, Anxiety, Health-Related Behavior, Healthy Lifestyle
- Trial name
- PAL (NCT06004531)
- Testing
- Regulation Of Craving Training (ROC-T), Control group
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 1,684 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jacobs University Bremen gGmbH
Loneliness
A Novel Conditioning Approach to Counter Loneliness in Adults
This study aims to test the efficacy of a 6-session conditioning paradigm by investigating the conditioning-induced change in the socio-affective processing, loneliness, depressive symptoms, and neural correlates of lonely adults.
- Trial name
- NCT06521099
- Testing
- Evaluative Conditioning with positive stimuli, Conditioning with neutral stimuli
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 136 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Education University of Hong Kong
Stress, Psychological, Executive Functions
Adaptive Music Therapy for Psychosocial and Cognitive Functions of Older Adults
The proposed study is a pilot study that aims to understand if the Pi Electronics adaptive music intervention (AM) is effective to promote positive psychosocial and cognitive outcomes, over and above a traditional music…
- Conditions
- Stress, Psychological, Executive Functions, Loneliness, Emotion Regulation
- Trial name
- AMT (NCT05447312)
- Testing
- Adaptive Music Intervention, Traditional Music Intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Toronto Metropolitan University
Loneliness, Social Isolation in Older Adults
The ALIVE-Project: Activity, Life Satisfaction, Inclusion, Vitality, Elderly Women
Many older women live alone and may experience loneliness, reduced social participation, and declining physical health. Regular physical activity can improve health and independence, but it is not known whether exercising in a…
- Conditions
- Loneliness, Social Isolation in Older Adults, Physical Inactivity, Healthy Ageing
- Trial name
- ALIVE (NCT07789080)
- Testing
- Supervised Group Exercise in Fitness Clubs, Individual exercise
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 213 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
Anxiety, Stress Disorder, Posttraumatic
BLOOM: Boldly Living outdOOrs for Mental Health
In 2019, the Office of the California Surgeon General launched the ACEs Aware Initiative in collaboration with the California Department of Health Care Services.
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Stress Disorder, Posttraumatic, Loneliness, Adverse Childhood Experiences
- Trial name
- BLOOM (NCT05973123)
- Testing
- Group Nature Outings, Family Outings
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Loneliness, Older Adults (65 Years and Older)
Using Virtual Reality Travel to Reduce Loneliness in Older Adults
This study aims to investigate whether and how virtual reality travel (VRT) can reduce loneliness among older adults. It will utilize a mixed-methods research design that combines an randomly assigned experiment with follow-up…
- Conditions
- Loneliness, Older Adults (65 Years and Older), Virtual Reality, Leisure Activities
- Trial name
- VRT (NCT07644416)
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Travel, Puzzle-Based Attention Control Activity
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Loneliness
Sauna for Offline Connections and Interactive, Authentic Living
This pilot trial will test an intervention (sauna visits) targeting reductions in loneliness in adults aged 19-25 years. Participants will: Visit a sauna in San Francisco once per week for 2 hours by themselves or with a friend…
- Trial name
- SOCIAL (NCT07223099)
- Testing
- Sauna Visits
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco