LEAPTogether: An Intergenerational Intervention to Address Loneliness and Social Isolation
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorCedars-Sinai Medical Center
About this trial
Older adult participants will engage in exercise videos twice a week for 8 weeks either while paired with a peer (same age group) or paired with a younger adult with the ability to simultaneously video chat while exercising.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Verbal informed consent obtained from subject and ability for subject to comply with the requirements of the study
Age 18-30 years for younger adults
Age greater than or equal to 65 years for older adults
Has access to a tablet, laptop, or desktop computer with video capabilities connected to the internet with a screen at least 13 inches across
Disqualifiers
Current diagnosis of dementia
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Intergenerational Virtual Paired Exercise
BehavioralParticipants will be paired with someone older/ younger and will engage in exercise videos with the ability to simultaneously video chat with their partner while exercising. Participants will log on with their partner twice a week for 8 weeks.
Peer Virtual Paired Exercise
BehavioralParticipants will be paired with someone of the same age group and will engage in exercise videos with the ability to simultaneously video chat with their partner while exercising. Participants will log on with their partner twice a week for 8 weeks.
Treatment groups
80 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Peer PairingsExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Intergenerational PairingsExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Adherence to an 8-week virtual paired exercise program for older adults
Adherence defined as attending at least 12 out of 16 sessions (70% attendance)
Time frame
Attendance over 8-weeksSecondary outcomes
1
social connectedness per units in scale
To mechanistically investigate the key social pairing components (i.e. solo, older adults together, younger and older adult pairing) within a virtual program necessary to enhance social connectedness in the short-term (pre-post) through Duke Social Support Index (min score- 11, max score- 33; higher score indicates higher social support and interaction).
Time frame
baseline and 10 weeks2
pre/post loneliness per units in scale
To mechanistically investigate the key social pairing components (i.e. solo, older adults together, younger and older adult pairing) within a virtual program necessary to decrease loneliness in the short-term (pre-post) through UCLA Loneliness Survey (min score- 3, max score- 9; higher scores correspond to higher feelings of loneliness)
Time frame
baseline and 10 weeks3
pre/post emotional, social, and psychological well-being per units in scale
To mechanistically investigate the key social pairing components (i.e. solo, older adults together, younger and older adult pairing) within a virtual program necessary to improve well-being in the short-term (pre-post) through Mental Health Continuum Short-Form (min score- 14, max score- 84; higher scores indicate greater levels of positive well-being)
Time frame
baseline and 10 weeks4
pre/post expectations regarding aging per units in scale
To mechanistically investigate the key social pairing components (i.e. solo, older adults together, younger and older adult pairing) within a virtual program necessary to improve well-being in the short-term (pre-post) through Expectations Regarding Aging Survey (min score- 12, max score- 48; higher score indicates higher (positive) expectations of aging)
Time frame
baseline and 10 weeksSponsors and contacts
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Lead sponsor
FlexTogether
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov