LEAPTogether: An Intergenerational Intervention to Address Loneliness and Social Isolation
NCT ID: NCT05831475
Last Updated: 2024-08-22
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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
NA
80 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2023-09-07
2025-10-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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* 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
Conditions
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Study Design
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NON_RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
Arm 1- older adult paired with older adult (40) Arm 2- older adult paired with younger adult (20 older, 20 younger)
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Peer Pairings
Two older adults paired
Peer Virtual Paired Exercise
Participants will be paired with someone of the same age group and will engage in exercise videos with the ability to simultaneously video chat with their partner while exercising. Participants will log on with their partner twice a week for 8 weeks.
Intergenerational Pairings
A younger adult and older adult paired
Intergenerational Virtual Paired Exercise
Participants will be paired with someone older/ younger and will engage in exercise videos with the ability to simultaneously video chat with their partner while exercising. Participants will log on with their partner twice a week for 8 weeks.
Interventions
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Intergenerational Virtual Paired Exercise
Participants will be paired with someone older/ younger and will engage in exercise videos with the ability to simultaneously video chat with their partner while exercising. Participants will log on with their partner twice a week for 8 weeks.
Peer Virtual Paired Exercise
Participants will be paired with someone of the same age group and will engage in exercise videos with the ability to simultaneously video chat with their partner while exercising. Participants will log on with their partner twice a week for 8 weeks.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* 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 capabilities connected 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 Criteria
18 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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FlexTogether
UNKNOWN
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Allison Mays
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigators
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Celina H Shirazipour, Ph.D.
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Allison M Mays, MD, MAS
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Sonja Rosen, MD, FACP, AGSF
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Locations
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Beverly Hills, California, United States
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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References
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Steptoe A, Shankar A, Demakakos P, Wardle J. Social isolation, loneliness, and all-cause mortality in older men and women. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Apr 9;110(15):5797-801. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1219686110. Epub 2013 Mar 25.
Tiwari SC. Loneliness: A disease? Indian J Psychiatry. 2013 Oct;55(4):320-2. doi: 10.4103/0019-5545.120536. No abstract available.
Perissinotto CM, Stijacic Cenzer I, Covinsky KE. Loneliness in older persons: a predictor of functional decline and death. Arch Intern Med. 2012 Jul 23;172(14):1078-83. doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.1993.
Ronzi S, Orton L, Pope D, Valtorta NK, Bruce NG. What is the impact on health and wellbeing of interventions that foster respect and social inclusion in community-residing older adults? A systematic review of quantitative and qualitative studies. Syst Rev. 2018 Jan 30;7(1):26. doi: 10.1186/s13643-018-0680-2.
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Peters R, Ee N, Ward SA, Kenning G, Radford K, Goldwater M, Dodge HH, Lewis E, Xu Y, Kudrna G, Hamilton M, Peters J, Anstey KJ, Lautenschlager NT, Fitzgerald A, Rockwood K. Intergenerational Programmes bringing together community dwelling non-familial older adults and children: A Systematic Review. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2021 May-Jun;94:104356. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2021.104356. Epub 2021 Jan 28.
Kim Y, Kim J, Lee JM, Seo DC, Jung HC. Intergenerational Taekwondo Program: A Narrative Review and Practical Intervention Proposal. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Apr 26;19(9):5247. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19095247.
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Koenig HG, Westlund RE, George LK, Hughes DC, Blazer DG, Hybels C. Abbreviating the Duke Social Support Index for use in chronically ill elderly individuals. Psychosomatics. 1993 Jan-Feb;34(1):61-9. doi: 10.1016/S0033-3182(93)71928-3.
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Other Identifiers
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STUDY00001980
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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