Sauna for Offline Connections and Interactive, Authentic Living
NCT07223099 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 15
Last updated 2026-04-24
Summary
This pilot trial will test an intervention (sauna visits) targeting reductions in loneliness in adults aged 19-22 years.
Participants will:
* Visit a sauna in San Francisco once per week for 2 hours by themselves or with a friend, for 8 weeks total
* Complete online surveys throughout their participation
The main question this pilot trial aims to answer are:
* To what extent do participants find the study design acceptable?
* To what extent do participants complete the weekly sauna visits?
* To what extent do participants complete the weekly online surveys?
Conditions
- Loneliness
Interventions
- BEHAVIORAL
-
Sauna Visits
Weekly 2-hour visits to a sauna in San Francisco by themselves or with one person of their choice for 8 weeks.
Sponsors & Collaborators
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Tiny Blue Dot Foundation
collaborator OTHER -
University of California, San Francisco
lead OTHER
Principal Investigators
-
Ashley E Mason, PhD · University of California, San Francisco
Study Design
- Allocation
- NA
- Purpose
- OTHER
- Masking
- NONE
- Model
- SINGLE_GROUP
Eligibility
- Min Age
- 19 Years
- Max Age
- 22 Years
- Sex
- ALL
- Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Timeline & Regulatory
- Start
- 2026-04-20
- Primary Completion
- 2027-03-30
- Completion
- 2027-03-30
Countries
- United States
Study Locations
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