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Can a 'Courage and Love' group therapy beat loneliness in seniors?

NCT ID NCT06424483

Symptom relief Sponsor: London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Completed
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Stopped early
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Cancelled before anyone took part.

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Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests a group therapy called Awareness, Courage, and Love (ACL) for older adults with psychiatric disorders who feel lonely. The therapy focuses on mindfulness, sharing feelings, and building connections. Researchers want to see if the program is practical and helpful for this group.

What this could mean

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

Active substance
Awareness, Courage, and Love (ACL) group psychotherapy
What this could lead to
If successful, this could provide a new, practical group therapy option to help reduce loneliness in older adults with mental health conditions.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early feasibility study with only 50 participants, so results may not apply widely. The therapy may not significantly reduce loneliness for everyone.

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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 50 people

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

Started

Feb 2025

Expected to finish

Dec 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

60 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Older adults with psychiatric disorder(s) Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals who are disoriented to person, delirious, unable to tolerate or participate meaningfully in the group, or otherwise unable to provide consent to research and psychotherapy * Unable to speak English

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

psychiatric disorder Psychological Well-Being

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Loneliness

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • St. Joseph's Health Care London

    London, Ontario, N6C0A7, Canada

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