Active — Not RecruitingNot Applicable

Loneliness Group Intervention

Canada50 participantsStarted 2024-02-23

Plain-language summary

The goal of this pilot study is to determine the feasibility and acceptability of a group loneliness intervention in geriatric psychiatry inpatients. This type of group loneliness intervention is based on functional analytic psychotherapy and is called Awareness, Courage, and Love Groups.

Who can participate

Age range60 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Admission to geriatric psychiatry inpatient unit Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals who are disoriented to person, delirious, unable to tolerate or participate meaningfully in the group, or otherwise unable to provide consent to research and psychotherapy

What they're measuring

Inclusion of Other in the Self Scale (IOS)

Timeframe: Up to 2 months

UCLA Loneliness Scale (ULS-6)

Timeframe: Up to 2 months

Relational Health Indices (RHI)

Timeframe: Up to 2 months

Quantitative Program Satisfaction

Timeframe: Up to 2 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05619718

SponsorLondon Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2027-08-25

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