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Group Medical VIsits for Loneliness

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Waitlist Available

Led By FRANCIS S BALUCAN

Research Sponsored by Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 0,3,6, and 9 months

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Study Summary

This trial is testing whether a support group intervention can help improve emotional wellbeing and loneliness for people with multiple chronic diseases.

Eligible Conditions

Loneliness
Anxiety
Depression
Alcoholism
Health Care Utilization

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 0,3,6, and 9 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~0,3,6, and 9 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 0,3,6, and 9 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Change in Loneliness from Baseline at 0 and at 3, 6 and 9 months.

Secondary outcome measures

Change in Active alcohol use disorders (including alcohol abuse or dependence) from Baseline (0), and at 3, 6, and 9 months

Mental Depression

Change in the number of ED visits, Inpatient, Observations

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Active Control

Group I: Standard CareActive Control1 Intervention

On baseline screen, would be screened for depression, alcohol use, and loneliness. Loneliness screen will be checked every 3 months.

Group II: Group Medical VIsitsActive Control1 Intervention

For this arm, patients will have three visits of a shared medical visit, wherein a physician/APP will partner with a social worker to give a discussion about topics relevant to the high need population, including managing multiple medications, managing stress, and also palliative care.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Vanderbilt University Medical CenterLead Sponsor

862 Previous Clinical Trials

672,886 Total Patients Enrolled

FRANCIS S BALUCANPrincipal InvestigatorVanderbilt University Medical Center

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are there currently any openings in this experiment?

"According to the data available on clinicaltrials.gov, this medical trial is presently searching for participants. It was first published on August 15th 2022 and its last update happened a week later, on August 22nd of that same year."

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How many participants are currently being enrolled in this research program?

"Affirmative. According to the records stored on clinicaltrials.gov, this study is actively enrolling patients who meet its criteria. The trial was first posted on August 15th 2022 and has since undergone some updates which were finalized on August 22nd of that year. 30 individuals in total are needed for recruitment at one medical centre."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Loneliness and Health Outcomes in the High Need Population

Francis Balucan 2022. "Loneliness and Health Outcomes in the High Need Population". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05484258.