New study tests group therapy to combat loneliness in chinese youth
NCT ID NCT07543653
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a group program focused on boosting positive emotions can reduce loneliness in young adults aged 18 to 30 in Hong Kong and mainland China. Participants will be randomly assigned to either the positive affect program or a social skills training group. The goal is to see which approach works better and understand how it helps.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
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 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
-
Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
-
Aug 2026
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
-
18 to 30 years
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * aged 18 to 30 years * proficiency in Chinese (Cantonese or Mandarin) * experiencing loneliness (defined as a score of ≥ 6 on the 3-item UCLA Loneliness Scale) Exclusion Criteria: * cognitive impairments * psychiatric disorders, learning disabilities, or active suicidal ideation * currently participating in other psychotherapy or psychosocial interventions aimed at enhancing well-being
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Loneliness are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
-
The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
-
The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
-
A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
The Education University of Hong Kong
RECRUITINGHong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Can an AI companion make older adults feel less alone?
- Can a group course teach young adults to connect?
- Can a Five-Minute reading shift food choices and ease loneliness?
- Rewriting the past to fight loneliness: a new group therapy for seniors
- Could a fitness club workout ease loneliness in older women?
- Nature as therapy? a new trial tests outdoor outings for anxious kids