Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sauna for Offline Connections and Interactive, Authentic Living
Lead Sponsor:
University of California, San Francisco
Collaborating Sponsors:
Tiny Blue Dot Foundation
Conditions:
Loneliness
Eligibility:
All Genders
19-22 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This pilot trial will test an intervention (sauna visits) targeting reductions in loneliness in adults aged 19-22 years. Participants will: * Visit a sauna in San Francisco once per week for 2 hours...
Detailed Description
In the U.S. today, emerging adults (i.e., ages 19 to 22) report high levels of loneliness and social isolation, which are significant risk factors for myriad poor health outcomes. This formative perio...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Aged 19-22
- English-speaking
- Able to provide written informed consent
- Graduated from high school or high school equivalent
- Elevated level of loneliness
- Able and willing to receive study text messages
- Able to attend weekly in-person sauna visits in San Francisco, CA
Exclusion
- Self-reported heat intolerance
- Pregnancy, active lactation, or intention to become pregnant during the study period
- Regular use of any nicotine products, including cigarettes, vapes, chewing tobacco, or other forms of nicotine (if use is not regular, must be willing to refrain for 24 hours before and 24 hours after sauna visits)
- Current social heat practices 2 or more times per month (e.g., visiting sauna or hot tub facilities with others present)
- Unwilling to refrain from using marijuana products and alcohol for the 24 hours before and 24 hours after sauna visits
- Unwilling to refrain from heavy exercise on the day of sauna visits
- Any medical condition that, in the opinion of investigators, may increase the risk of sauna use or introduce excessive variance into physiological or behavioral responses to sauna visits
- Use of any medication that might impact thermoregulatory capacity or that, in the opinion of investigators, would increase risk of study participation or introduce excessive variance into physiological or behavioral responses to sauna visits
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 3 2026
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 30 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
15 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT07223099
Start Date
January 3 2026
End Date
December 30 2026
Last Update
October 31 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Osher Center for Integrative Health
San Francisco, California, United States, 94115