Talk2gether Program for Social Connection in Older Adults

NCT07782905 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2026-08-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to see if it is feasible to recruit and retain older adults in a, weekly phone call program delivered through the Harris County Precinct 2 Healthcare and Social Services Team and to see how participation in the program affect older adults' loneliness, social isolation, psychological well-being, and satisfaction, and what barriers or challenges arise during implementation

Conditions

  • Social Isolation or Loneliness

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Talk2gether program

Participants will be paired with a trained team member. The team member will then initiate contact with the older adult(s) to begin 90 days of weekly social calls. These weekly social calls will be mostly unstructured, but supported by resource and conversation guides. At the end of 90 days, if the older adult wishes to continue to receive calls, that request will be accommodated

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jason Burnett, PhD · The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-08-03
Primary Completion
2028-08-03
Completion
2028-08-03

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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