Structured Opportunities for Connection to Improve Aging-related Loneliness

Part of paid clinical trials in Evanston, Illinois.

Sponsor
Endeavor Health
Study ID
NCT07708844
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Loneliness

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
55 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Prescribing of community activities; at least 2 hours per week — BEHAVIORAL
    Personalized Social Prescriptions will be determined from a broad menu of activities available in the community that are in-person or virtual and offered on a weekly, bi-weekly or monthly basis, or as a one-time event. All activities will be 'group-oriented' to enable a sense of human connection and social interaction; participation may be in the form of either conversational expression or quiet listening amidst a group. Emphasis will be placed on in-person, weekly activity offerings in order to optimize socialization and support development of social connections and friendships. Virtual options, however, will provide opportunities for social interactions for those with transportation, mobility or social anxiety challenges.

Study Details

The goal of this early phase clinical trial is to determine the impact of participation in planned social activities among adults 55 years of age or older, who report feelings of loneliness. The main questions the study aims to answer are: * With the availability of a personalized community activity plan, will patients with loneliness participate in two hours of social activity each week? * Will 2 hours/week of planned social activities in the community reduce individual reports of loneliness? Participants will meet with a community coordinator to identify community activities of interest to them and then participate, in-person or virtually, in these activities over a 6 month period. Patients will complete a series of surveys at the start of the study and then at 1, 3 and 6 months later.

Key Dates

First listed
Jul 16, 2026
Start date
May 1, 2026
Status verified
Jul 2026
Primary completion
Mar 31, 2027
Completion
May 1, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
50 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Social Prescription
    Personalized Social Prescriptions will be determined from a broad menu of activities available in the community that are in-person or virtual and offered on a weekly, bi-weekly or monthly basis, or as a one-time event. All activities will be 'group-oriented' to enable a sense of human connection and social interaction; participation may be in the form of either conversational expression or quiet listening amidst a group. Emphasis will be placed on in-person, weekly activity offerings in order to optimize socialization and support development of social connections and friendships. Virtual options, however, will provide opportunities for social interactions for those with transportation, mobility or social anxiety challenges.

Primary Outcome Measure

Change in Loneliness score [ Time Frame: 6 months ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Research InstituteEvanstonIllinois60201
Susan G Fisher, PhD
[email protected]
224-364-7312
Michael Caplan, MD
[email protected]
847-570-1266
Susan Fisher, PhD (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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