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Can a 16-Week group program help older adults with mental illness build stronger social ties and healthier routines?

NCT ID NCT06940843

Recruiting now Disease control Sponsor: Boston University Charles River Campus Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jul 20, 2026 · Last updated Jul 21, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This trial tests a 16-week group program called Hopeful and Healthy Living (HHL) for adults over 50 with serious mental illness. The program combines social skills training, cognitive strategies, exercise, and healthy lifestyle education. Participants are randomly assigned to either the HHL program or their usual care, and researchers track changes in social support, loneliness, cognition, physical activity, sleep, and diet over 12 months.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
a 16-week group program combining social skills training, cognitive self-management strategies, exercise, and healthy lifestyle education
What this could lead to
If effective, this program could offer a practical, non-drug way to improve social support, cognition, and healthy behaviors in older adults with serious mental illness.
What could go wrong
This is a small pilot study (60 participants) with no blinding, so results may not generalize. The program is time-intensive and may not suit everyone.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

psychiatric disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

OLDER ADULTS SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS

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  • Bay Cove Center Club

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    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

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  • Bay Cove Transitions of Boston

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    Boston, Massachusetts, 02122, United States

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