New study tests simple strategies to combat loneliness and suicidal feelings
NCT ID NCT06656975
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at two treatments—Social Prescribing (connecting people with community activities) and Brief Cognitive Therapy (changing unhelpful thought patterns)—to see if they are practical and well-liked by adults who feel lonely or have suicidal thoughts. About 60 participants will try these approaches alongside their usual care. The goal is to see if these methods can help ease loneliness and improve well-being.
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Study facts
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- 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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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Finished
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May 2026
- 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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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Screen positive for either or both of the following during routine clinic screening: * Social isolation in the past 6 months, according to the screening question "How often do you feel isolated from others?" * Suicidal ideation in the past 12 months, according to the 9th item of the Patient Health Questionnaire (HQ-9) (per protocol) * Loneliness, according to the 3-item version of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Loneliness Scale (per protocol) * Are currently receiving or are able to initiate Collaborative Care Management at to participant's study site Exclusion Criteria: * Currently receiving or have an active referral for specialty mental health or substance use disorder treatment outside of primary care * Neurocognitively impaired according to chart diagnosis, self-report on the Eligibility Screening Survey, or inability to answer comprehension check questions during the Informed Consent process (per protocol) * Unable to participate in the interventions and research assessments due to planned travel or limited phone access (e.g., does not own phone) * Terminally ill or receiving of palliative care with less than 6 months life expectancy
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Michigan (Michigan Medicine)-Brighton Health Center
Brighton, Michigan, 48116, United States
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University of Michigan (Michigan Medicine)-Canton Center
Canton, Michigan, 48187, United States
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