Sauna for Offline Connections and Interactive, Authentic Living
ConditionLoneliness
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age19-22
SponsorUniversity of California, San Francisco
About this trial
This pilot trial will test an intervention (sauna visits) targeting reductions in loneliness in adults aged 19-22 years.
Participants will:
* Visit a sauna in San Francisco once per week for 2 hours by themselves or with a friend, for 8 weeks total * Complete online surveys throughout their participation
The main question this pilot trial aims to answer are:
* To what extent do participants find the study design acceptable? * To what extent do participants complete the weekly sauna visits? * To what extent do participants complete the weekly online surveys?
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Aged 19-22
English-speaking
Able to provide written informed consent
Graduated from high school or high school equivalent
Disqualifiers
Self-reported heat intolerance
Pregnancy, active lactation, or intention to become pregnant during the study period
Regular use of any nicotine products, including cigarettes, vapes, chewing tobacco, or other forms of nicotine (if use is not regular, must be willing to refrain for 24 hours before and 24 hours after sauna visits)
Current social heat practices 2 or more times per month (e.g., visiting sauna or hot tub facilities with others present)
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Sauna Visits
Treatment groups
15 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupSponsors and collaborators
University of California, San Francisco
Lead sponsor
Tiny Blue Dot Foundation
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov