Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Code:

NCT05986149

Conditions

Older Adults

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 60+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Conversation about arts and culture

Study Details

Brief summary:

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the impact on older adults' wellbeing of participating in a 10-week conversation about arts and culture with an international university student whose native language is not English.

Conditions

Older Adults

Study ID

NCT05986149

Start date

Oct 2, 2023

Status verified date

Aug, 2025

Completion date

Sep 1, 2029

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Aug 31, 2029

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 60+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Live alone
2. older than 60 years old
3. Residence in a subsidized apartment for at least one year
4. Able to carry on a daily conversation with or without hearing aids
5. Intact cognition as indicated by a score of greater than 5 on the Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire (SPMSQ)
6. have a working smart phone that can do video-conferencing
7. being able to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

1. having physical, or sensory (visual or hearing) deficits or language barriers (non-English communicators) that may impede study participation
2. non-English speaker

Study Design

Enrollment

30 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Interventions

Conversation about arts and culture

intergenerational conversation about arts and culture between older adults and international students who native language is not English.

Primary outcome measure

  • University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Loneliness Scale [ Time Frame: baseline ]
  • University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Loneliness Scale [ Time Frame: at 10 weeks ]
  • University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Loneliness Scale [ Time Frame: at 2 months ]
  • De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale [ Time Frame: baseline ]
  • De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale [ Time Frame: at 10 weeks ]
  • De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale [ Time Frame: at 2 months ]
  • Social Connectedness Scale (SCS) [ Time Frame: baseline ]
  • Social Connectedness Scale (SCS) [ Time Frame: at 10 weeks ]
  • Social Connectedness Scale (SCS) [ Time Frame: at 2 months ]
  • Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey (MOSSS) [ Time Frame: baseline ]
  • Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey (MOSSS) [ Time Frame: at 10 weeks ]
  • Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey (MOSSS) [ Time Frame: at 2 months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Hon K Yuen, PhD

2059346301yuen@uab.edu

Locations

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Recruiting

Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294

Principal Investigator:

Hon K Yuen, PhD

More Information

Sponsor

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Last update posted

Aug 8, 2025

Last verified

Aug, 2025

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Alabama at Birmingham on 2025-08-08.