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Establishing Social Connections in Urban Areas: Evaluating a Community-based Programme

NCT06805136 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 70

Last updated 2026-02-27

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Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a new community-based programme designed to tackle loneliness for young and working-age adults. The programme focuses on encouraging social interactions and connections through offering community initiatives and activities, online spaces for interaction, and free or low-cost social events for young adults. Further aims of this study are to determine the cost-effectiveness of the programme.

Conditions

  • Loneliness

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Community-based social interaction intervention

The intervention focuses on free or low-cost social interaction by offering community initiatives and activities, online spaces for interaction, and social events to young and working-age adults in London. Activities include but are not limited to social walks, bingo nights, board game afternoons and pub quizzes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Exeter

    collaborator OTHER

  • Queen Mary University of London

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-02-12
Primary Completion
2028-06-01
Completion
2028-06-01

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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