LEAPTogether: An Intergenerational Intervention to Address Loneliness and Social Isolation

Last updated: August 21, 2024
Sponsor: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

Social Phobia

Social Anxiety Disorder (Sad)

Treatment

Intergenerational Virtual Paired Exercise

Peer Virtual Paired Exercise

Clinical Study ID

NCT05831475
STUDY00001980
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders
  • Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Summary

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

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Verbal informed consent obtained from subject and ability for subject to comply withthe 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 capabilitiesconnected to the internet with a screen at least 13 inches across

  • Able to read, write, and understand English

  • Has a 5 x 6 foot space at home in which to exercise

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Current diagnosis of dementia

Study Design

Total Participants: 80
Treatment Group(s): 2
Primary Treatment: Intergenerational Virtual Paired Exercise
Phase:
Study Start date:
September 07, 2023
Estimated Completion Date:
October 31, 2025

Study Description

Participation in this study includes:

  • Completing assessments at baseline (start of study), 8 weeks, and 16 weeks

  • Initial meeting with an Exercise Physiologist to determine exercise interests and preferences

  • Being matched with an exercise partner

  • Virtually meeting with partner to engage in exercise videos via the FlexTogether platform (meet twice a week for a total of 8 weeks)

  • Attend a live group class once a month

  • Completing an exit interview

Primary Objective:

To assess feasibility by monitoring adherence to an 8-week virtual paired exercise program for older adults

Secondary Objectives:

  1. To mechanistically investigate the key social pairing components (i.e., older adults together, younger and older adult pairing) within a virtual program necessary to enhance social connectedness, decrease loneliness, improve well-being, and increase physical activity in older adults and younger adult participants in the short-term (pre-post) through surveys and qualitative interviews

  2. To mechanistically investigate the key social pairing components (i.e., older adults together, younger and older adult pairing) within a virtual program necessary to enhance social connectedness, decrease loneliness, improve well-being, and increase physical activity in older adults and younger adult participants in the long-term (8 weeks post-intervention / 18 weeks on study) through surveys and qualitative interviews

Connect with a study center

  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

    Beverly Hills, California 90211
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

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