Clinical trials: Loneliness, open to volunteers
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
Depression and/or Anxiety in the Mild-to-moderate Range, Loneliness
Social Prescribing for a Mindful Lifestyle
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of an 8-week mindfulness lifestyle social prescribing program in community-dwelling older adults aged 55 and older.
- Conditions
- Depression and/or Anxiety in the Mild-to-moderate Range, Loneliness, Social Isolation
- Trial name
- NCT07669805
- Testing
- Mindfulness Lifestyle Social Prescribing Program
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital
Apathy, Loneliness
A Virtual Life Story Club Intervention to Improve Loneliness and Apathy in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Reminiscence therapy is a non-invasive, non-pharmacological intervention that has been shown to improve cognition, mood, functional status, quality of life, and apathy in older adults.
- Conditions
- Apathy, Loneliness, Reminiscence Therapy
- Trial name
- LSC Feasible (NCT06919094)
- Testing
- Life Story Club
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
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
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
Aging, Loneliness
Autobiographical Time Travel to Alleviate Loneliness in Older Adults
The goal of this clinical trial is to examine whether updating fundamental beliefs about self, others and the world using a mental time-travel group program can reduce loneliness and improve well-being in older adults when…
- Trial name
- NCT07792356
- Testing
- Mental Time Travel Group, Social Engagement Group Activities
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- Baycrest
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
Osteoarthritis (OA), Osteoarthritis (OA) of the Hip
Evaluation of Choose to Move Replacement Ready (CTM-RR)
Choose to Move (CTM) is a 3-month, choice-based health-promoting program for low active older adults being scaled-up across British Columbia (BC), Canada.
- Conditions
- Osteoarthritis (OA), Osteoarthritis (OA) of the Hip, Osteoarthritis (OA) of the Knee, Total Knee Anthroplasty
- Trial name
- CTM-RR (NCT07696650)
- Testing
- Choose to Move Replacement Ready
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 210 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Social Isolation or Loneliness
Talk2gether Program for Social Connection in Older Adults
The purpose of this study is to see if it is feasible to recruit and retain older adults in a, weekly phone call program delivered through the Harris County Precinct 2 Healthcare and Social Services Team and to see how…
- Trial name
- NCT07782905
- Testing
- Talk2gether program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Social Connection, Loneliness
Engage Coaching (R33 Phase)
The purpose of this study is to test whether an individual coaching program helps adults age 60 and older feel more connected to other people in ways that matter to them.
- Conditions
- Social Connection, Loneliness, Suicide Ideation, Social-emotional Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT07488559
- Testing
- Social Engage Coaching (S-ENG)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
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
Loneliness, Mental Well-being
Creating Encounters Between Generations - Together Instead of Alone (GemsE)
Elderly people and children and young people (CYP) and from families with mentally ill parents are particularly affected by loneliness.
- Conditions
- Loneliness, Mental Well-being, Health-related Quality of Life
- Trial name
- GemsE (NCT07581171)
- Testing
- Mechanisms and effectiveness of intergenerational tandems
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Loneliness, Anxiety
Latin Dance and Psychological Health in Primary School Children
This study aims to examine the effects of a 12-week Latin dance intervention on loneliness, anxiety, depression, perceived stress, physical activity enjoyment, and well-being among primary school children in Gansu, China.
- Conditions
- Loneliness, Anxiety, Depression, Stress
- Trial name
- NCT07755995
- Testing
- Latin Dance Program, Regular Physical Education Program
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xu Shuishui
Loneliness, Insomnia
The WISE Study (WhatsApp Intervention for Sleep in the Elderly)
Sleep hygiene education is an educational effort to teach healthy sleep habits and behaviors to improve sleep quality, duration, and regularity naturally without the use of medication; however, this approach has not been…
- Trial name
- WISE (NCT07751458)
- Testing
- Nurse-led WiSE intervention group
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Halu Oleo University