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Virtual Paired Exercises for Loneliness (LEAPTogether Trial)

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Recruiting

Led By Celina H Shirazipour, Ph.D.

Research Sponsored by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 18 weeks

Awards & highlights

LEAPTogether Trial Summary

This trial will have older adults exercise with a partner twice/week for 8 weeks over video chat to improve physical activity.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for older adults aged 65 or above and younger adults aged 18-30 who experience loneliness or social isolation. Participants must have space at home to exercise, access to a video-capable device with internet, and be able to understand English. Those with dementia cannot join.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests if exercising while video chatting can help reduce loneliness. Older adults will follow exercise videos twice weekly for 8 weeks, paired either with someone their age or a younger adult, comparing the effects on social connection.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this intervention involves physical activity and social interaction through virtual means, potential side effects may include typical exercise-related discomforts like muscle soreness but are generally expected to be minimal.

LEAPTogether Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 18 weeks

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~18 weeks

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 18 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Adherence to an 8-week virtual paired exercise program for older adults

Secondary outcome measures

Key social pairing components in virtual programming

long-term emotional, social, and psychological well-being per units in scale

long-term expectations regarding aging per units in scale

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LEAPTogether Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Peer PairingsExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Two older adults paired

Group II: Intergenerational PairingsExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

A younger adult and older adult paired

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Who is running the clinical trial?

FlexTogetherUNKNOWN

Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLead Sponsor

500 Previous Clinical Trials

164,783 Total Patients Enrolled

1 Trials studying Social Isolation

671 Patients Enrolled for Social Isolation

Celina H Shirazipour, Ph.D.Principal InvestigatorCedars-Sinai Medical Center

1 Previous Clinical Trials

8 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Intergenerational Virtual Paired Exercise Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05831475 — N/A

Social Isolation Research Study Groups: Peer Pairings, Intergenerational Pairings

Social Isolation Clinical Trial 2023: Intergenerational Virtual Paired Exercise Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05831475 — N/A

Intergenerational Virtual Paired Exercise 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05831475 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are there current opportunities for individuals to join this clinical experiment?

"Based on the data accessible via clinicaltrials.gov, this research study is no longer actively recruiting patients. The trial was initially posted on May 1st 2023 and had its last update April 25th of the same year. Fortunately, there are currently 64 other studies seeking candidates."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

LEAPTogether: An Intergenerational Intervention to Address Loneliness and Social Isolation

Allison Mays 2023. "LEAPTogether: An Intergenerational Intervention to Address Loneliness and Social Isolation". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05831475.