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LEAPTogether: An Intergenerational Intervention to Address Loneliness and Social Isolation

No phase Interventional Social Isolation Loneliness Intergenerational Relations

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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.

What is being studied
The protocol lists: Intergenerational Virtual Paired Exercise, Peer Virtual Paired Exercise.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Social Isolation, Loneliness, Intergenerational Relations. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
United States
Next step
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Official title

Leveraging Exercise to Age in Place (LEAP) Together: An Intergenerational Intervention to Address Loneliness and Social Isolation

Overview

Older adult participants will engage in exercise videos twice a week for 8 weeks either while paired with a peer (same age group) or paired with a younger adult with the ability to simultaneously video chat while exercising.

Detailed description

Participation in this study includes:

* 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

Interventions

  • Behavioral 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.
  • Behavioral 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.

Primary outcome measures

  • Adherence to an 8-week virtual paired exercise program for older adults [Time frame: Attendance over 8-weeks]
Secondary outcome measures (12)
  • social connectedness per units in scale [Time frame: baseline and 10 weeks]
  • pre/post loneliness per units in scale [Time frame: baseline and 10 weeks]
  • pre/post emotional, social, and psychological well-being per units in scale [Time frame: baseline and 10 weeks]
  • pre/post expectations regarding aging per units in scale [Time frame: baseline and 10 weeks]
  • pre/post generativity per units in scale [Time frame: baseline and 10 weeks]
  • pre/post physical activity per units in scale [Time frame: baseline and 10 weeks]
  • pre/post physical activity per 30 second sit to stand [Time frame: baseline and 10 weeks]
  • long-term social connectedness per units in scale [Time frame: 18 weeks]
  • long-term loneliness per units in scale [Time frame: 18 weeks]
  • long-term expectations regarding aging per units in scale [Time frame: 18 weeks]
  • long-term emotional, social, and psychological well-being per units in scale [Time frame: 18 weeks]
  • long-term generativity per units in scale [Time frame: 18 weeks]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • Verbal informed consent obtained from subject and ability for subject to comply with the requirements of the study
  • 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

  • Current diagnosis of dementia

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: Yes

Study design

Allocation
Non-randomized
Model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Open label
Primary purpose
Treatment

Study locations

United States · 1 center
  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center — Beverly Hills

Publications

  • 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. PMID 23530191
  • Tiwari SC. Loneliness: A disease? Indian J Psychiatry. 2013 Oct;55(4):320-2. doi: 10.4103/0019-5545.120536. No abstract available. PMID 24459300
  • 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. PMID 22710744
  • 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. PMID 29382375
  • Teater B. Intergenerational Programs to Promote Active Aging: The Experiences and Perspectives of Older Adults. Activities, Adaptation & Aging. 2016/01/02 2016;40(1):1-19. doi:10.1080/01924788.2016.1127041
  • 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. PMID 33567363
  • 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. PMID 35564642
  • Rizzo N. Fitness Industry Statistics 2021-2028 [Market Research]. 2021. https://runrepeat.com/fitness-industry

Identifiers

NCT: NCT05831475 · STUDY00001980

Primary sources (government registries)

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