Clinical trials: Loneliness
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
Burnout, Professional, Self Compassion
Better Together Physician Coaching to Mitigate Burnout Amongst Clinicians
Better Together Physician Coaching ("Better Together", or "BT"), a 4-month, web-based positive psychology multimodal coaching program was built to decrease burnout in medical trainees.
- Conditions
- Burnout, Professional, Self Compassion, Flourishing, Imposter Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT05635448
- Testing
- Better Together Physician Coaching Program, No intervention - waitlist control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Anxiety, Depression
The Effects of Animal Assisted Therapy in Outpatient Psychiatry Clinics
This study will examine whether a session of animal-assisted therapy reduces anxiety levels and improves long-term clinical outcomes of outpatient psychiatric patients in regard to their Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7)…
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychiatric or Mood Diseases or Conditions
- Trial name
- NCT05326074
- Testing
- Animal assisted therapy cohort
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Loneliness, Mood
BabaCare: Testing a Care Copilot
Baba is a novel AI "care copilot" designed to improve emotional well-being, cognitive stimulation, and social connection through emotionally present conversations, proactive engagement, and personalized communication.
- Trial name
- Baba (NCT07689526)
- Testing
- AI phone companion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Stress, Loneliness
Therapeutic Melodies: How Classical Turkish Music Soothes Stress and Eases Loneliness
This study investigated the impact of traditional classical Turkish music as a telehealth intervention on reducing stress and loneliness among elderly individuals.
- Conditions
- Stress, Loneliness, COVID-19 Pandemic, Elderly
- Trial name
- NCT05859893
- Testing
- Classical Turkish Music Sessions
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ege University
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
Anxiety, Depression
Compassion Training and Mindfulness Training for Social Well-Being and Mental Health
Study Design, Aims, and Population: The present study is a three-arm randomized controlled trial (RCT). The primary aim is to test the relative efficacy of two 8-week online interventions - Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT)…
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Depression, Stress, Burnout
- Trial name
- NCT05227794
- Testing
- Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT), Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 290 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Social Activity
Oxytocin and Social Behavior Over the Lifespan
This study will investigate if intranasal oxytocin (a hormone naturally produced in the body) promotes motivation for, and engagement in, social activities in older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT00914953
- Testing
- oxytocin (Pitocin)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Claremont Graduate University
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
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
Loneliness
Nursing Care Interventions According to Integrative Nursing and Omaha System in Elderly Women Feeling Loneliness
Objectives: The present study investigates the effects of nursing care interventions on the physical, psychological, social and spiritual health of the elderly women with high level of loneliness according to the principles of…
- Trial name
- INOSEL (NCT03695133)
- Testing
- Group-based interventions
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Akdeniz University
Loneliness
The Impact of Heartfulness Program on Loneliness in High School Students in the US
This quantitative study assesses the baseline loneliness scores in all the high school students in the US. Assessments at baseline will include the UCLA loneliness scale.
- Trial name
- NCT04602455
- Testing
- Self-Care Program through Heartfulness
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Heartfulness Institute
Self Efficacy, Loneliness
Putting Life in Years (PLINY): Telephone Friendship Groups Research Study
The National Institute for Health Research commissioned this research with the following research question: "What is the relative effectiveness and cost effectiveness of home based support programmes in improving the mental…
- Trial name
- PLINY (NCT01754753)
- Testing
- Telephone Friendship groups
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 157 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sheffield
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
Loneliness, Opioid Use
Decreasing Loneliness to Optimize Pain Care
Loneliness, which is the perceived feeling of insufficient personal relationships, is related to higher risk for inappropriate opioid use and opioid use disorders in patients who are taking opioids long-term.
- Trial name
- DLoop (NCT06285032)
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Social Navigation Group, Controlled Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Aging, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Enhancing Quality of Life for Older Adults With and Without Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) Through Social Engagement Over Video Technology
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to rigorously assess the efficacy of an 8-week social engagement OneClick intervention.
- Conditions
- Aging, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Aging Well
- Trial name
- NCT05380180
- Testing
- OneClick Social Engagement Intervention, OneClick Social Engagement Intervention Extension
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 99 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Loneliness
Interventions to Reduce Loneliness in Elderly Patients in the Cardiac ICU (CICU)
This clinical trial aims to study whether patient-tailored interventions can reduce loneliness levels in elderly patients admitted to the Cardiac ICU (CICU).
- Trial name
- NCT05764902
- Testing
- Patient-tailored intervention
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Poriya Medical Center
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
Loneliness
Testing a Nature-based Social Intervention on Loneliness: the RECETAS-BCN Trial
RECETAS (Re-imagining Environments for Connection and Engagement: Testing Actions for Social Prescribing in Natural Spaces) is an European project (H2020 No 945095) that aims to reduce loneliness by linking lonely people to…
- Trial name
- RECETAS-BCN (NCT05488496)
- Testing
- Nature-based social intervention (NBSI), referred as Friends in Nature (FiN), Usual care + menu with nature-based activities
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 317 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia
Depression, Anxiety
Brightline: Advancing Mental Health on Campus
This observational study will employ a multi-modal observation methodology, integrating data from wearable devices and smartphones to establish comprehensive digital biomarkers for identifying symptoms of mental health conditions…
- Conditions
- Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Positive Affect
- Trial name
- NCT06770075
- Testing
- Observational
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nanyang Technological University