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I-SOCIALIncreasing Social Competence and Social Integration of Older Adults Experiencing Loneliness

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What is being tested

I-SOCIAL intervention

Behavioral
Who is being recruted

Behavior+3

+ Behavioral Symptoms

+ Social Behavior

Over 65 Years
+3 Eligibility Criteria
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How is the trial designed

Treatment Study

Interventional
Study Start: March 2013
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Summary

Principal SponsorTel Aviv University
Last updated: October 31, 2019
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Study start date: March 1, 2013

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

The purposes of this study are: (1) decrease loneliness and social isolation and increase social competence and social integration of older adults experiencing loneliness; (2) examine an intervention process grounded in a theoretical model that was developed in a previous study. The intervention process is tailored to the participants' barriers and abilities, and includes up to 10 personal meetings with an activities counselor and several group meetings.

NCT01842984
Principal SponsorTel Aviv University
Last updated: October 31, 2019
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Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
Design Details

74 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Treatment Study

These studies test new ways to treat a disease, condition, or health issue. The goal is to see if a new drug, therapy, or approach works better or has fewer side effects than existing options.

Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Conditions
Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

Over 65 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Conditions

Pathology

BehaviorBehavioral SymptomsSocial BehaviorDepressionSocial IsolationSocial Skills

Criteria

2 inclusion criteria required to participate
age 65 or over
residing in the Tel Aviv region
1 exclusion criteria prevent from participating
having known mental illness including schizophrenia, depression, bipolar disorder, and dementia

Study Plan

Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.
Treatment Groups
Study Objectives

2 intervention groups are designated in this study

This study does not include a placebo group 

Treatment Groups

Group I

Experimental
Participants in this group will have up to 10 personal meetings with activities counselors and several group meetings.

Group II

No Intervention
Participants in this group will not have meetings with the activities counselors, and will not take part in the group meetings.

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Study Centers

These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.

This study has 1 location

Tel-Aviv University

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CompletedOne Study Center