Establishing Social Connections in Urban Areas: Evaluating a Community-based Programme
ConditionLoneliness
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age20-40
SponsorQueen Mary University of London
About this trial
The aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a new community-based programme designed to tackle loneliness for young and working-age adults. The programme focuses on encouraging social interactions and connections through offering community initiatives and activities, online spaces for interaction, and free or low-cost social events for young adults. Further aims of this study are to determine the cost-effectiveness of the programme.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age 20-40
Reside in London
Reports that they are some of the time or often lonely in response to a single questionnaire item ("How often do you feel lonely?)
No prior interaction with the community-based intervention we are investigating
Disqualifiers
Age < 20 or age >40.
Resides outside of London.
Does not report frequent levels of loneliness ("hardly ever or never" in response to single questionnaire item).
Previously attended any event or is an existing member of the community-based programme that is forming the intervention arm.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Community-based social interaction intervention
Treatment groups
70 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Queen Mary University of London
Lead sponsor
University of Exeter
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov