NCT03552328 is a NA clinical trial of Lunch with Medical Student in Aged, sponsored by University of South Florida.

Who is sponsoring NCT03552328?

NCT03552328 is sponsored by University of South Florida.

What drugs are being tested in NCT03552328?

Interventions in NCT03552328: Lunch with Medical Student, Control.

What condition does NCT03552328 study?

NCT03552328 studies Aged, Loneliness, Depression, Anxiety.

Is NCT03552328 still recruiting?

NCT03552328 is currently completed. Last updated 22 July 2019.

Last reviewed 2019-07-22 · How we verify

NCT03552328

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Published: 2026-01-01
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Effects of a Volunteer-based Lunch Program on Feelings of Loneliness in Elders

Completed NA Last updated 22 July 2019

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Lunch with Medical Student in Aged in 16 participants. Completed in 15 May 2019.

Timeline

15 October 2018

Primary endpoint
17 February 2019

15 May 2019

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	University of South Florida
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	double
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	16
Start date	15 October 2018
Primary completion	17 February 2019
Estimated completion	15 May 2019
Sites	1 location across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

Lunch with Medical Student
Control

Conditions studied

Aged — all drugs for Aged →
Loneliness — all drugs for Loneliness →
Depression — all drugs for Depression →
Anxiety — all drugs for Anxiety →

Sponsor

University of South Florida

Who can join

60 and older, any sex, with Aged or Loneliness. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Background: There is a need for stronger community involvement with the elderly, specifically those with feelings of loneliness. Large proportions of elders in previous studies reported feelings of loneliness, and loneliness at advanced ages is a growing trend seen within the last thirty years despite advances in technology and social media. We propose a randomized control trial to determine the effectiveness of a volunteer-based lunch program on decreasing feelings of loneliness in elderly participants. Methods: Lonely elders in the community will be identified and matched with a trained medical student. Each student will bring provided lunches once a week to their elder participant's residence, and they will share lunch together for an hour once a week for six weeks. Enrollees are eligible for the study if they are over 60 years of age, speak English, have feelings of loneliness on the three-item scale, and display no cognitive impairment. The participants will be assessed pre and post intervention using the R-UCLA scale for loneliness, PHQ-9 for depressive symptoms, and GAD-7 for feelings of anxiety. Participant satisfaction will be assessed using Likert items as well as open-ended questions. Intervention group responses will be compared to responses of participants that did not receive the lunch meeting intervention. Discussion: Success of such a companion lunch program would provide an effective route to combat loneliness in the elderly.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.

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Verify against primary sources

ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
WHO ICTRP — international registry index
EU Clinical Trials Register
Sponsor press releases (Google)

Data sources for this page

Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03552328 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
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Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of South Florida
Last refreshed: 22 July 2019

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