Clinical trials: Social Connection
Social Isolation, Loneliness
Connection for Latinos Caring for a Loved One With Dementia
The purpose of this research study is to culturally adapt a personalized intervention for Hispanic/Latino caring for a loved one with significant memory problems.
- Trial name
- NCT04593628
- Testing
- Connect for Caregivers
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
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
Racism
Addressing Microaggressions in Racially Charged Patient-provider Interactions: A Pilot Randomized Trial
Racial bias in medical care is a significant public health issue, with increased focus on microaggressions and the quality of patient-provider interactions.
- Trial name
- NCT04180956
- Testing
- Bias-reduction Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Fibromyalgia (FM), Social Connection
Social Media Connectedness in Fibromyalgia
Patients suffering from fibromyalgia commonly experience depressive symptoms such as loneliness and hopelessness due to the nebulousness of the disease.
- Conditions
- Fibromyalgia (FM), Social Connection, Suicidal Thoughts
- Trial name
- NCT07715877
- Testing
- Social Media
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,041 people
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Psychological Well-Being
Human-Created vs AI-generated Art on Immediate Psychological Responses
This online randomized controlled trial will evaluate the immediate psychological effects of a brief human-created animated art film.
- Trial name
- NCT07740148
- Testing
- Human-created Animated Art Film, AI-generated Comparator Film
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 4,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Virtual Reality Intervention for Skill Acquisition Support in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
A Randomized Controlled Phase II study to assess the efficacy of Floreo VR (Virtual reality) Building Social Connections as treatment for social skills in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Trial name
- NCT05791071
- Testing
- Floreo VR Building Social Connections
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Floreo, Inc.
Loneliness
How is Social Connection Represented in the Brain?
Nearly half of the U.S. population sometimes or always experiences loneliness, which is alarming given that loneliness confers risk for negative mental and physical health outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT04577911
- Testing
- Basic Science Experiment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 248 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Mental Health, Quality of Life
The Impact of Performing Arts on Mental Health, Social Connection, and Creativity in University Students
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate whether the "Movin' \& Groovin' for Wellness" (MGW) performing arts program is able to support mental, social, and emotional health in NUS students.
- Conditions
- Mental Health, Quality of Life, Social Isolation, Creativity
- Trial name
- NCT06542003
- Testing
- Movin' and Groovin' for Wellness
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- National University of Singapore
Suicidal Behaviour Disorder
Prevention of Suicidal Behavior Through the VIGILANS Protocol: the Restoration of Social Connection Hypothesis
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates, with 800,000 annual deaths, that suicide is the second leading cause of death in people aged 10 to 44 and thus recognizes suicide prevention as a public health priority.
- Trial name
- RECONEX (NCT05227183)
- Testing
- The virtual version of the Social stress task : V-TSST
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Diabetes, Diabete Type 2
Native American Diabetes Project
This research study is for American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) people with diabetes in Los Angeles County, California. Participants (people who join the study) are signed up for a program that includes healthy meals, online…
- Conditions
- Diabetes, Diabete Type 2, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Trial name
- NADP (NCT05088616)
- Testing
- Virtual Diabetes Wellness Classes and Medically Tailored Meals
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Alzheimer Disease
Intergenerational Reminiscence and Digital Storytelling
The goal of this clinical trial is to develop and test how reminiscence offered by trained young adult volunteers using a digital storytelling (DST) platform may help older persons with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias…
- Trial name
- NCT05984732
- Testing
- Reminiscence with digital storytelling, Social wellness with scrapbook or journal
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 206 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas at Arlington
Employment
Securing Employment and Economic Keys to Stability for Persons With Disabilities
There is a myth that if a person is applying for SSI/SSDI he cannot seek employment. This goal of this research is to learn if a new model of service can lead to employment, increase in gross wages, and a decrease in social…
- Trial name
- SEEKS (NCT04394949)
- Testing
- Center for Independent Living SEEKS Team, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 190 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Communication Institute International, Inc.
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia
Music for Pain and Dementia
This study aims to provide mechanistic insights into how group drumming as a music-based intervention (MBI) affects pain responses and nociceptive function in individuals with Alzheimer's Disease (AD), mild dementia or mild…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Peer-bonded Caregiver
- Trial name
- Music4Pain (NCT07602283)
- Testing
- Drumming session, Music-listening session
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
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
Dementia
SOcial coNNEction in Long-Term Care Home Residents
This study aims to develop a new measure which can accurately assess social connection for people with dementia living in long-term care homes.
- Trial name
- SONNET (NCT05315960)
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Social Connectedness, Community Engagement
Community Discussions and Social Participation
This study evaluates a virtual program designed to boost the physical well-being goals, civic engagement, social connection, and anxiety of U.S. adults.
- Conditions
- Social Connectedness, Community Engagement, Physical Wellbeing
- Trial name
- NCT07013357
- Testing
- Virtual Community Intervention, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 185 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Mental Health Wellness 1
Adolescent Acts of Kindness Intervention With Reflection
Adolescents will complete a 4-week intervention, during which they will either complete a kind act for others, complete a kind act for others with a reflection component, or report their daily activities three days per week.
- Trial name
- NCT05267132
- Testing
- Other-Focused Acts of Kindness Intervention with Reflection, Other-Focused Acts of Kindness Intervention, Daily Reports
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 119 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Depression, Suicidal Ideation
Social Connections and Late Life Suicide
With the long-term goal of improving interventions for late-life suicide, the purpose of this study is to examine whether a mechanism by which behavioral interventions reduce risk for late-life suicide is by increasing social…
- Trial name
- NCT02188485
- Testing
- ENGAGE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Death, Communication, Multidisciplinary
A Multicenter Implementation Study of the 3 Wishes Project
The 3 Wishes Project (3WP) was created to promote the connections between patients, family members, and clinicians that are foundational to empathic end-of-life care.
- Conditions
- Death, Communication, Multidisciplinary, Empathy, Compassion
- Trial name
- 3WP (NCT04147169)
- Testing
- Focused end-of-life conversations to promote connections among patients, family members and clinicians.
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 730 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
AI Companionship
How Do Artificially Intelligent Companions Influence Psychological Outcomes?
This randomized longitudinal study examines how interacting with an artificially intelligent (AI) companion affects psychological well-being, social experiences, and interpersonal attitudes and behaviors over time.
- Trial name
- NCT07858279
- Testing
- AI Companion Interaction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan