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Can a meditation app cure loneliness in seniors?

NCT ID NCT05645835

Symptom relief Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 12, 2026 · Updated 3 times

Summary

This study tests whether a digital meditation app can improve emotional well-being in lonely adults aged 60 and older. Participants use the app five days a week for six weeks. Brain scans and surveys measure changes in loneliness, anxiety, and stress.

What this could mean

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Active substance
digital meditation app
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a simple, at-home way to improve emotional well-being and reduce loneliness in older adults.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage study with only 75 participants. The app may not work for everyone, and results may not apply to all older adults.

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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 75 people

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

Started

Oct 2023

Expected to finish

Dec 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

60 to 120 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: * 60 years of age or older * English language fluency * Naive to meditation practices (not actively meditating more than one hour per month and/or meditation practice for less than a year in their entire life-time) * No MRI contra-indications * Cognitively healthy (no diagnosis of dementia, stroke, developmental disorders, or major systemic diseases that may impact cognitive function) Exclusion Criteria: * Below 60 years of age * Not fluent in English * Active meditator (meditating more than one hour per month and/or meditation practice for more than a year in their entire life-time). * Presence of a severe psychiatric (e.g. schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, PTSD), neurological (epilepsy, traumatic brain injury, dementia, multiple sclerosis), or developmental disorder (e.g. autism) * Systemic disease (e.g. major recent surgeries, cancer) * Claustrophobia * Contraindications for MR safety (e.g. metal in body, cochlea implants)

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As listed by the trial registrant

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Digital intervention EEG Emotions FMRI Loneliness Meditation Older adults

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of California San Francisco

    San Francisco, California, 94158, United States

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