Status:

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Connecting Today to Combat Social Isolation and Loneliness

Lead Sponsor:

University of Alberta

Collaborating Sponsors:

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Conditions:

Dementia in Nursing Home

Family

Eligibility:

All Genders

65+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The investigators developed Connecting Today, a feasible and highly acceptable remote visiting program that can support care home residents living with moderate to severe dementia to have video calls ...

Detailed Description

Justification For decades, care home residents living with dementia have suffered disproportionately from social isolation (being alone), loneliness (feeling alone), and poor quality of life. Paradoxi...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Residents:
  • are at least 65 years old
  • are diagnosed with any type of dementia
  • have a Cognitive Performance Score (CPS) indicating moderate to severe impairment (CPS 3-6).
  • to participate, residents must also have people that self identify as a family member or friend of the person with dementia.
  • Remote visitors:
  • are people that self-identify as a family member or friend of the person with dementia
  • are people with whom the person with dementia desires contact
  • are 18 or older
  • understand and speak English.

Exclusion

  • All remote visitors are required to understand and speak English as this is necessary for the facilitator to support the call and for data to be collected.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 5 2026

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

September 30 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

320 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT07182019

Start Date

January 5 2026

End Date

September 30 2026

Last Update

September 23 2025

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