Loneliness fix? music, exercise, and education show promise in small trial
NCT ID NCT06382181
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This completed study tested a combination of music therapy, health education, and physical exercise in 20 older adults (over 60) living in Valencia who felt unwanted loneliness. The goal was to see if these group activities could reduce loneliness and improve mental health. Because the study was very small and had no comparison group, the results are preliminary and need larger trials to confirm.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- music therapy, health education, and physical exercise
- What this could lead to
- If this approach works, it could offer a simple, drug-free way to ease loneliness and improve mental health in older adults living in the community.
- What could go wrong
- This was a very small study (20 people) with no control group, so results may not be reliable or apply to everyone. The effects may be modest or due to chance.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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20 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2023
- Finished
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Jul 2023
- Lead sponsor
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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
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60 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Over 60 years of age with unwanted loneliness * Must live in the city of Valencia * Must speak Spanish or Valencian (or have sufficient knowledge to be able to answer the questions in the study). Exclusion Criteria: \+ Severe mental disorder or dementia.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Valencia
Valencia, Valencia, 46010, Spain
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Vanessa Ibáñez del Valle
Valencia, Valencia, 46010, Spain
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