Clinical trials: Social Isolation
Loneliness, Social Isolation
Engage Psychotherapy to Promote Connectedness in Caregivers
The Engage Coaching Project is a Stage 1 intervention development study. This study asks: "what behavioral strategies are needed to help socially disconnected caregivers with significant barriers to increasing connectedness?"…
- Conditions
- Loneliness, Social Isolation, Caregiver Burnout
- Trial name
- NCT04176601
- Testing
- Engage coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Social Determinants of Health, Poverty
Implementation and Impact of an Online Tool Used in Primary Care to Improve Income Security
We will evaluate the acceptability, feasibility and impact of an online tool that helps patients identify financial benefits that they are entitled to at six clinic sites over a three month period.
- Conditions
- Social Determinants of Health, Poverty, Social Isolation, Social Marginalization
- Trial name
- NCT02959866
- Testing
- online income tool
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Depression, Stress, Psychological
Rural Dementia Caregiver Project
Rural caregivers face challenges of geographic isolation and lower health care access and quality. Many rural dementia caregivers experience serious health consequences due to caregiving responsibilities that can limit their…
- Conditions
- Depression, Stress, Psychological, Self Efficacy, Loneliness
- Trial name
- NCT04428112
- Testing
- Building Better Caregivers Workshop, Attention Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 418 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Youth, Homelessness
The Identity Project
Understanding how to create successful pathways out of homelessness is crucial. Thirty young people (aged 18 - 26 years) who have transitioned out of homelessness within the past three years will be offered scholarships to…
- Trial name
- TIP (NCT03772522)
- Testing
- dk Leadership
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Depression, Anxiety
Stay Connected: Testing an Intervention to Combat Coronavirus-related Social Isolation Among Older Adults
This study will use the University of Washington's ALACRITY Center's (UWAC) Discover, Design, Build, \& Test (DDBT) method to develop and test an intervention to address the mental health health needs of older adults in senior…
- Conditions
- Depression, Anxiety, Loneliness
- Trial name
- NCT04966910
- Testing
- Stay Connected, Treatment as usual
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Stress, Psychological, Social Isolation
Stay Healthy In Nature Everyday: Family Nature Outings in a Low Income Population
The SHINE study is a randomized controlled study of the effect of a park-based family support group on multiple outcomes (including stress and physical activity) in a low income population.
- Conditions
- Stress, Psychological, Social Isolation, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- SHINE (NCT02623855)
- Testing
- Family outings, Park prescription, Pedometry
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 156 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
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
Chronic Pain
Group-based Integrative Pain Management (IPMP+ Pilot)
Socioeconomically disadvantaged populations have a high prevalence of chronic pain, exacerbated by social isolation, intersectional stigma, and disparities in pain assessment and treatment options.
- Trial name
- NCT05906784
- Testing
- group acupuncture, Integrative Group Medical Visits
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Perceived Social Isolation
Effects of Pregnenolone on Perceived Social Isolation
No studies to date have examined the effects of pregnenolone on hypervigilance for social threat in individuals with perceived social isolation (PSI).
- Trial name
- NCT02826577
- Testing
- Pregnenolone 175mg, Pregnenolone 400mg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Activity, Motor, Social Isolation
Using Social Connectedness to Increase Physical Activity
A randomized controlled trial will test the effectiveness of social incentives relative to traditional incentives in promoting walking behavior among college students (N=200).
- Trial name
- NCT04573972
- Testing
- Social Incentive, Standard Incentive
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 172 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Carnegie Mellon University
Social Isolation, Loneliness
Connect for Caregivers
Connect for Caregivers is a intervention feasibility pilot study. The purpose of the study is to pilot test a newly developed single session behavioral intervention to help caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's Disease or…
- Trial name
- NCT04919070
- Testing
- Connect for Caregivers
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Substance Use Disorders
Substance Use and Loneliness
Background: Loneliness-a subjective emotional state characterized by the perception of social isolation-is a psychosocial factor that is associated with increased mortality, substance use, and is associated with precipitants of…
- Trial name
- NCT05338268
- Testing
- CBT for Loneliness, CBT for Substance Use Disorder
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Loneliness, Social Isolation
The Emotional, Physical and Cognitive Benefits of Purposeful Green Space Activities on Seniors
This project explores if various nature based activities can lead to acute improvements in emotional, physical and cognitive health outcomes and encouraging senior center (JABA) service users to return to a safe environment.
- Conditions
- Loneliness, Social Isolation, Mood, Well Aging
- Trial name
- NCT04913363
- Testing
- Green space
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Social Isolation, Loneliness
Engage Coaching for Latinos
This study asks: "what behavioral strategies are needed to help socially disconnected Hispanic/Latino caregivers with significant barriers to increasing connectedness?" This study uses a mixed methods approach to adapt a brief…
- Conditions
- Social Isolation, Loneliness, Caregiver Burnout
- Trial name
- NCT04875065
- Testing
- Engage coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Social Isolation, Aging
A Personalized Health Behavior System
The objectives of this study are to examine the usability and efficacy, for diverse older adults, of a new tablet-based dynamic system: the Fittle Senior System (FSS) that will provide: (1) personalized behavior-change programs…
- Conditions
- Social Isolation, Aging, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- FITTLESenior (NCT03538158)
- Testing
- Intervention Condition, Control Condition
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 181 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Chronic Pain
Pain and Loneliness
Loneliness-feeling socially isolated-is a stressor that is associated with chronic pain. The investigators will first conduct a small trial of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Loneliness (CBT-L)in Veterans with chronic pain…
- Trial name
- NCT05455476
- Testing
- CBT for Loneliness, CBT for Chronic Pain
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Older Adults, Mental Health
The BE WITH Project: A Partially Nested Randomized Control Trial (PN-RCT)
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the BE WITH (Belonging through Empathy With Intentional Targeted Helping) innovation delivered to older adults improves their mental health.
- Conditions
- Older Adults, Mental Health, Depression, Loneliness
- Trial name
- BE_WITH (NCT07204444)
- Testing
- standardized and manualized warm calls from providers trained in the BE training, standardized and manualized warm calls from providers trained in the BE training + ASIST training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 671 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Aging, Physical Dependence
Intelligent Personal Assistant for Managing Depression in Homebound Older Adults
The purpose of this study is to design a companion booklet and pilot test it with a voice-controlled intelligent personal assistants (VIPA), like Google Home or Amazon Alexa, to provide homebound older adult patients with skills…
- Trial name
- NCT04900272
- Testing
- VIPA and companion booklet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Homeless Persons
Effect of a Rent Subsidy and Mentoring on Youth Transitioning Out of Homelessness
Compared to the vast amount of literature about the risk factors associated with young people entering and becoming entrenched in homelessness, much less is known about how to facilitate and sustain transitions off the streets.
- Trial name
- NCT03779204
- Testing
- Mentorship, Rent Subsidies
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
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