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New study tests if talking to strangers can beat loneliness

NCT ID NCT07005817

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looks at whether encouraging young adults (ages 18-29) to have more in-person conversations with people they don't know well can help reduce feelings of loneliness and social isolation. About 1,900 participants will use a smartphone app to track their location and answer surveys over 6 weeks. The goal is to understand what helps or hinders making social connections.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 1,900 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

May 2025

Expected to finish

Nov 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 to 29 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * 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. Exclusion Criteria: * Reside in rural region

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Conditions

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Social Isolation

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Loneliness Social isolation

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States

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