Clinical trials: Social Connection, active
Serious Mental Illness, Older Adults
A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of the Hopeful and Healthy Living Program
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a novel psychosocial intervention is effective in helping adults over 50 with serious mental illness (SMI) increase their social connections and participate in more healthy lifestyle…
- Trial name
- (HHL) (NCT06940843)
- Testing
- Hopeful and Healthy Living (HHL)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
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
Mental Health, Psychological Well Being
Meet Me on the Pitch: Developing and Testing a Community-Based Sports and Behavioral Health Intervention for Youth
This study evaluates Meet Me on the Pitch (MMotP), a community-based intervention that integrates sports, schools, and behavioral health with the goal of improving the behavioral health, well-being and academic performance of…
- Conditions
- Mental Health, Psychological Well Being, Adolescent Health, Help-Seeking Behavior
- Trial name
- MMotP (NCT07339228)
- Testing
- Meet Me on the Pitch (MMotP)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Family Resilience, Parent-Infant Bonding
Development and Evaluation of an Intelligent Parent-Infant Connection-Based Intervention to Strengthen Family Resilience in Preterm Infant Care
This study aims to develop, optimize, and evaluate the effectiveness of a family resilience intervention centered on intelligent parent-infant connection for parents of preterm infants.
- Conditions
- Family Resilience, Parent-Infant Bonding, Parents of Premature Infants, Intelligent Intervention
- Trial name
- NCT07373002
- Testing
- Intelligent Intervention to enhance Parent-Infant Connection and Family Resilience, Routine Care
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Defense Medical Center, Taiwan
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
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
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
Direct Care Workers, Dementia Caregiver
Virtual Reality for Caregiver Assembly, Relief, Empowerment, and Support (VR-CARES)
The VR-CARES project is an innovative, collaborative effort that invites dementia care professionals into the design process of a virtual reality platform seeking to mitigate their work-related burden and social isolation by…
- Conditions
- Direct Care Workers, Dementia Caregiver, In-Home Care, Caregiver Social Support
- Trial name
- VR-CARES (NCT07430371)
- Testing
- Rendever VR Social Engagement Platform, VR-CARES Platform
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rendever, Inc.
Loneliness, Social Isolation
Need to be Needed (N2BN) Intervention
The proposed study is a randomized, controlled trial (RCT) that will examine the effectiveness of an intervention designed to reduce social isolation and loneliness of adults with serious mental illness (SMI).
- Trial name
- N2BN RCT (NCT06510439)
- Testing
- Need to Be Needed Intervention, Active Control Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Temple University
Heavy Episodic Drinking, Problem Drinking
Greek Connections Study
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of an intervention aiming to reduce heavy episodic drinking and negative consequences from alcohol by increasing the availability of and engagement in…
- Conditions
- Heavy Episodic Drinking, Problem Drinking, College Student Drinking
- Trial name
- NCT07839026
- Testing
- Alcohol-free Social Activities Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Burnout, Professional, Stress, Psychological
Foundational Programs to Combat Clinician Stress
This is a prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial in which clinicians from University of Pennsylvania Health Systems (UPHS) including Penn Medicine- Lancaster General Health (LGH) and Massachusetts General Hospital…
- Conditions
- Burnout, Professional, Stress, Psychological, Stress, Physiological, Psychological Well-Being
- Trial name
- FACCTS (NCT07220421)
- Testing
- Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) Breathing and Sahaj Meditation, Health Education Program (HEP)
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lancaster General Hospital
Eating Disorders (Excluding Anorexia Nervosa), Disordered Eating
Enhancing Social Connections Among Rural Community Members With Disordered Eating
This study is about testing a short program that uses social support to help people with disordered eating. The goal is to see if this program can help people build better habits and feel better about eating while reducing…
- Conditions
- Eating Disorders (Excluding Anorexia Nervosa), Disordered Eating, Disordered Eating Behaviors, Eating Disorder Symptom
- Trial name
- NCT06788145
- Testing
- Social Support Single-Session Intervention
- Volunteers
- 111 people
- Sponsor
- University of Montana
Trisomy 13 Syndrome, Arthrogryposis Congenita Multiplex With Intestinal Atresia
Palliative Care Needs of Children With Rare Diseases and Their Families
The palliative care needs of family caregivers of children with rare diseases and their children are largely unmet, including the need for support to prepare for future medical decision making.
- Conditions
- Trisomy 13 Syndrome, Arthrogryposis Congenita Multiplex With Intestinal Atresia, Asparagine Synthetase Deficiency, CHARGE Syndrome
- Trial name
- FACE-Rare (NCT06938542)
- Testing
- Family Centered pediatric palliative care for family caregivers of children with rare diseases.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's National Research Institute
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
Anxiety Disorders, Anxiety
Pramipexole to Enhance Social Connections
This study seeks to understand if the medication pramipexole improves social connectedness and functioning in adults (ages 18-50) who experience anxiety or depression.
- Conditions
- Anxiety Disorders, Anxiety, Depression, Social Disconnection
- Trial name
- NCT06269146
- Testing
- Pramipexole Pill
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors, Social Isolation
Qnnections: Refinement and Pilot Trial of a Suicide Prevention Intervention to Increase Social Connection
Despite the high risk of suicide among LGBTQ+ Veterans, there is currently no suicide-focused intervention for this population. This study will refine and pilot Qnnections, a novel group-based suicide prevention intervention that…
- Trial name
- Qnnections (NCT06803329)
- Testing
- Qnnections, Enhanced Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Serious Mental Illness
Piloting and Evaluation of a Group Intervention for People With Psychosis Designed to Boost Access and Usage of ICT
Participants will be given access to a tablet. With this technology, participants will be invited to set personal goals related to using this technology to foster social connection and community participation.
- Trial name
- NCT07025499
- Testing
- Group ICT Intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
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
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