Mindfulness for Lonely Older Adults With Emigrant Children
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age65-75
SponsorHong Kong Metropolitan University
About this trial
This study is to examine the feasibility of a proposed mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) and study methodology for future main study.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Chinese adults aged 65 to 75 years,
able to communicate and understand Cantonese (class will be held in Cantonese),
OAs with or without emigrant children,
feeling of loneliness (3-item UCLA ≥6) [25], and
Disqualifiers
Acute or severe physical symptoms such as impaired mobility, COPD or respiratory failure, uncontrolled epilepsy, and severe chronic pain syndrome,
Abbreviated Mental Test (AMT)< 6 [26],
met DSM-V TR criteria for treated or untreated major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, cyclothymic disorder and/or on regular medication treatment,
have significant suicidal risk, and
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Intervention
- Active Control
Treatment groups
90 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Hong Kong Metropolitan University
Lead sponsor
Health and Medical Research Fund
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov