Reducing Loneliness Among Older Adults in Hong Kong by Volunteer-delivered Mindfulness and Behavioral Activation Intervention

December 15, 2025 updated by: Chou Kee Lee, Education University of Hong Kong
This study aims to recruit and train retirees and young people to be volunteers who will deliver the layperson-delivered, telephone-based behavioral activation and mindfulness intervention to older adults.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Retirees and young people will be recruited, trained, and delivered telephone-based psychosocial interventions to older adults.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

251

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Hong Kong
      • Hong Kong, Hong Kong
        • The Education University of Hong Kong

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 65 years older and above

Exclusion Criteria:

-

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Tele-BA
Behavioral Activation
Behavioral: Tele-BA
Behavioral Activation
Experimental: Tele-MF
Mindfulness
Behavioral: Tele-MF
Mindfulness
Active Comparator: Tele-BF
Befriending
Other: Tele-BF
Befriending

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Loneliness
Time Frame: Baseline, 4 weeks, 3 months
UCLA Loneliness Scale; Each item will be rated from 1=Never to 4=Always. Total scores range from 20 to 80.
Baseline, 4 weeks, 3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Loneliness
Time Frame: Baseline, 4 weeks, 3 months
De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale; Each item will be rated from 1=Yes to 3=No. Total scores range from 0 to 6, with subscale score ranging from 0 to 3.
Baseline, 4 weeks, 3 months
Anxiety
Time Frame: Baseline, 4 weeks, 3 months
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; Each item will be rated from 0=Not at all to 3=Most of the time. Total score range from 0 to 42.
Baseline, 4 weeks, 3 months
Sleep Quality
Time Frame: Baseline, 4 weeks, 3 months
Sleep Condition Indicator; Each item will be rated from 0 to 4. Total score range from 0 to 32.
Baseline, 4 weeks, 3 months
Stress
Time Frame: Baseline, 4 weeks, 3 months
Perceived Stress Scale; Each item will be rated from 0=Never to 4=Very often. Total scores range from 0 to 56.
Baseline, 4 weeks, 3 months
Well-Being
Time Frame: Baseline, 4 weeks, 3 months
Psychological Well-Being Scale; Each item will be rated from 1=strongly agree to 7=strongly disagree.
Baseline, 4 weeks, 3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Education University of Hong Kong

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

December 1, 2024

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 23, 2025

Study Completion (Actual)

July 23, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 4, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 4, 2025

First Posted (Estimated)

December 16, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

December 19, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 15, 2025

Last Verified

December 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2023-2024-0570

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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