Keep Social Study for Young Adults
Enrolling by invitation · Not applicable · Has a placebo group
Conditions studied: Social Isolation, Loneliness
In brief
The Keep Social randomized control trial (RCT) is a 6-week, online study which will test whether, relative to a placebo control condition, an intervention that encourages high-quality in-person social interactions with strangers and acquaintances reduces young adults' (ages 18 - 29) social isolation and loneliness. Participants will complete our 6-week protocol, which includes 6 weeks of passive ecological behavior sampling (i.e., geotracking) and Day Reports, our 4-week Invibe social media messages, plus recurrent Biweekly Assessments (BW1-BW4) that include both self-reported and behavioral measures. The first Monday following enrollment, participants complete the BW1 baseline survey to assess demographic characteristics and initial levels of all outcome variables (primary and secondary, \~20 min). They also (optionally) activate passive geotracking on this day and leave it activated, continuously, for the duration of the study. During the 2-week baseline and 4-week Invibe phases, time-varying psychological and behavioral mediators and moderators will be assessed three times per week via Day Reports. To increase ecological validity, each week, two weekdays (i.e., Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday), and one weekend day (i.e., Friday, Saturday or Sunday) will be randomly selected. Day reports will not be assigned on Mondays if there is a biweekly assessment scheduled.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07005817
- Run by
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- People needed
- 1900
- Starts
- 2025-05-19
- Expected to finish
- 2027-11-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-03-19
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 29. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Use social media
- Own a smartphone
- Reside in urban or suburban regions
- Meet one or more criteria for membership in a sociodemographic population with increased risk of adverse health outcomes in the U.S.: at least 500 participants who identity as Black or African American, at least 500 participants who identify as Hispanic, at least 500 participants with low subjective social status - i.e., who report a 5 or lower on the MacArthur Subjective Social Status (SSS) ladder). Groupings are not mutually exclusive.
You may not qualify if…
- Reside in rural region
Where it is running
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
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