Establishing Social Connections in Urban Areas: Evaluating a Community-based Programme

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Conditions studied: Loneliness

In brief

The aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a new community-based programme designed to tackle loneliness for young and working-age adults. The programme focuses on encouraging social interactions and connections through offering community initiatives and activities, online spaces for interaction, and free or low-cost social events for young adults. Further aims of this study are to determine the cost-effectiveness of the programme.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06805136

Run by

Queen Mary University of London

People needed

70

Starts

2025-02-12

Expected to finish

2028-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-02-27

Who can join

Age: 20 and older, up to 40. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 20-40
• Reside in London
• Reports that they are some of the time or often lonely in response to a single questionnaire item ("How often do you feel lonely?)
• No prior interaction with the community-based intervention we are investigating
• Able to communicate in English sufficiently well to engage in qualitative interviews and complete the outcome measures and questionnaires.
• Available and willing to participate in the study for 18 weeks

You may not qualify if…

• Age < 20 or age >40.
• Resides outside of London.
• Does not report frequent levels of loneliness ("hardly ever or never" in response to single questionnaire item).
• Previously attended any event or is an existing member of the community-based programme that is forming the intervention arm.
• Unable to communicate even with communication support.
• Planned unavailability for >3 weeks during intervention and follow up periods.
• Participating in another research project related to loneliness.
• Reports current severe unstable health problems (mental or physical) or is deemed overburdened with respect to participating in research.

Where it is running

• In the community in London, England — London, United Kingdom (enrolling)
• Youth Resilience Unit, Wolfson Institute of Population Health, Queen Mary University of London — London, United Kingdom

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