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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