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Connecting Today to Combat Social Isolation and Loneliness

NCT07182019 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 320

Last updated 2026-03-13

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The investigators developed Connecting Today, a feasible and highly acceptable remote visiting program that can support care home residents living with moderate to severe dementia to have video calls with their family members, friends, or care partners. The investigators will recruit 80 residents from 4 care homes, and their family members, friends, or care partners. All participants will be offered 60 minutes of Connecting Today per week for 6 weeks (in either the intervention group, or in the wait-list control group). An onsite care provider will be trained to tailor the video calls, and facilitate positive verbal and non-verbal engagement during the calls. The investigators will evaluate how Connecting Today affects outcomes for residents (quality of life, loneliness, and responsive behaviours) and their remote visitors (quality of life, loneliness, and social support). The investigators will assess how outcomes differ for men, women, and people with different perceptions and experiences of Connecting Today.

Conditions

  • Dementia in Nursing Home
  • Family
  • Remote Visits

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Connecting Today

Connecting today is a facilitated remote visiting program for people living with moderate to severe dementia in care homes. The program offers residents up to 60 minutes of scheduled contact with a family member, friend or volunteer by video call. An onsite facilitator supports the video calls which are delivered via ipad/zoom.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • University of Alberta

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Hannah O'Rourke, PhD · University of Alberta

  • Matthias Hoben, Dr rer medic · York University

  • Shelley Peacock, PhD · University of Saskatchewan

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-04-13
Primary Completion
2026-09-30
Completion
2026-09-30

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