Coaching program aims to combat loneliness and suicide in seniors
NCT ID NCT05745493
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a coaching program called Social Engage Coaching for adults aged 60 and older who feel lonely and have had thoughts of suicide. The program involves up to 10 one-on-one sessions with a trained coach to help build social connections. Researchers measured loneliness, satisfaction with social activities, time in conversations, and time spent outside the home using smartphone surveys and audio sensing. The study included 29 participants and was completed.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Social Engage Coaching (behavioral coaching program)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this coaching program could offer a practical way to reduce loneliness and suicide risk in older adults.
- What could go wrong
- This was a very small, completed study with only 29 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The program requires active participation and may not work for those with severe cognitive or hearing issues.
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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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29 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2023
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- 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 are adults age 60 or older who live in senior living communities, endorse clinically-significant loneliness and suicide ideation over the prior month. Exclusion criteria are current problem drinking, psychosis, significant cognitive impairment, and hearing problems that preclude engagement with S-ENG and research assessors.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Rochester
Rochester, New York, 14642, United States
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