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Structured Opportunities for Connection to Improve Aging-related Loneliness
Sponsor: Endeavor Health
Summary
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 Details
Gender
All
Age Range
55 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
50
Start Date
2026-05-01
Completion Date
2027-05-01
Last Updated
2026-07-16
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Prescribing of community activities; at least 2 hours per week
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.
Locations (1)
Research Institute
Evanston, Illinois, United States