Creating Encounters Between Generations - Together Instead of Alone (GemsE)
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Conditions studied: Loneliness, Mental Well-being, Health-related Quality of Life
In brief
Elderly people and children and young people (CYP) and from families with mentally ill parents are particularly affected by loneliness. The GemsE project is investigating whether intergenerational mentoring between seniors and children or young people helps to reduce loneliness and improve the mental well-being and quality of life of both groups. The aim of the study is to scientifically record the effect of these sponsorships and to find out how such encounters can be successfully organized.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07581171
- Run by
- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
- People needed
- 80
- Starts
- 2026-09-01
- Expected to finish
- 2026-12-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-08-10
Who can join
Age: 12 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Older adults aged 60 years and older who are residents of Hamburg
- Children and adolescents aged 12 to 21 years with at least one parent with a mental illness and who are residents of Hamburg
- Sufficient German language proficiency
- Ability and willingness to provide informed consent to participate in the study
You may not qualify if…
- Children and adolescents with severe acute psychological symptoms requiring inpatient treatment, including acute suicidality, acute substance use, or acute psychotic symptoms
- Older adults with acute psychological crises or untreated severe mental illness preventing reliable participation
- Older adults with cognitive impairment or dementia preventing reliable participation in the intervention
Where it is running
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf — Hamburg, Germany (enrolling)
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