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Creating Encounters Between Generations - Together Instead of Alone (GemsE) (GemsE)

5 de agosto de 2026 actualizado por: Silke Wiegand-Grefe, Prof. Dr., Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf

Creating Encounters: Generations in Action - Together Instead of Alone (GemsE)

Elderly people and children and young people (CYP) and from families with mentally ill parents are particularly affected by loneliness. The GemsE project is investigating whether intergenerational mentoring between seniors and children or young people helps to reduce loneliness and improve the mental well-being and quality of life of both groups. The aim of the study is to scientifically record the effect of these sponsorships and to find out how such encounters can be successfully organized.

Descripción general del estudio

Estado

Reclutamiento

Condiciones

Intervención / Tratamiento

Descripción detallada

The GemsE project - Creating Encounters: Generations in Action - Together Instead of Alone is an interventional study evaluating intergenerational mentoring between seniors and CYP from families with parents who have mental illness. The aim is to build stable, voluntary relationships that reduce loneliness and improve the mental well-being and health-related quality of life of both groups.

As part of the study, approximately 40 seniors and 40 children or adolescents will be accompanied in sponsorships over a period of six months. The impact of the sponsorships will be measured using standardized, validated questionnaires on loneliness, psychosocial well-being, and health-related quality of life. The results should provide insights into how intergenerational sponsorships can be effectively designed and integrated into psychosocial care services.

Tipo de estudio

Intervencionista

Inscripción (Estimado)

80

Fase

  • No aplica

Contactos y Ubicaciones

Esta sección proporciona los datos de contacto de quienes realizan el estudio e información sobre dónde se lleva a cabo este estudio.

Estudio Contacto

  • Nombre: Silke Wiegand-Grefe, Prof. Dr.
  • Número de teléfono: +4940741053603
  • Correo electrónico: swiegand-grefe@uke.de

Copia de seguridad de contactos de estudio

  • Nombre: Jana Wiehe
  • Número de teléfono: +4940741024155
  • Correo electrónico: j.wiehe@uke.de

Ubicaciones de estudio

  • Alemania
      • Hamburg, Alemania, 20246
        • Reclutamiento
        • University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
        • Contacto:
          • Silke Wiegand-Grefe, Prof. Dr.
          • Número de teléfono: +4940741053603
          • Correo electrónico: swiegand-grefe@uke.de
        • Contacto:
          • Jana Wiehe
          • Número de teléfono: 49040741024155
          • Correo electrónico: j.wiehe@uke.de
        • Investigador principal:
          • Silke Wiegand-Grefe, Prof. Dr.
        • Sub-Investigador:
          • Theresa Paumen
        • Sub-Investigador:
          • Jana Wiehe

Criterios de participación

Los investigadores buscan personas que se ajusten a una determinada descripción, denominada criterio de elegibilidad. Algunos ejemplos de estos criterios son el estado de salud general de una persona o tratamientos previos.

Criterio de elegibilidad

Edades elegibles para estudiar

  • Niño
  • Adulto
  • Adulto Mayor

Acepta Voluntarios Saludables

No

Descripción

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Older adults aged 60 years and older who are residents of Hamburg
  • Children and adolescents aged 12 to 21 years with at least one parent with a mental illness and who are residents of Hamburg
  • Sufficient German language proficiency
  • Ability and willingness to provide informed consent to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Children and adolescents with severe acute psychological symptoms requiring inpatient treatment, including acute suicidality, acute substance use, or acute psychotic symptoms
  • Older adults with acute psychological crises or untreated severe mental illness preventing reliable participation
  • Older adults with cognitive impairment or dementia preventing reliable participation in the intervention

Plan de estudios

Esta sección proporciona detalles del plan de estudio, incluido cómo está diseñado el estudio y qué mide el estudio.

¿Cómo está diseñado el estudio?

Detalles de diseño

  • Propósito principal: Prevención
  • Asignación: N / A
  • Modelo Intervencionista: Asignación de un solo grupo
  • Enmascaramiento: Ninguno (etiqueta abierta)

Armas e Intervenciones

Grupo de participantes/brazo
Intervención / Tratamiento
Experimental: Establishing intergenerational tandems

The intervention focuses on establishing stable mentoring relationships between senior citizens and children or adolescents from families with parents who have mental health issues.

The main objectives of this intervention are to build reliable relationships, reduce loneliness, and promote mental well-being and quality of life for both groups.

This intervention is coordinated by the project team at GemsE - Creating encounters: Generations in Action - Together Instead of Alone -.
Conductual: Mechanisms and effectiveness of intergenerational tandems
The project Creating Encounters Between Generations - Together Instead of Alone (German acronym GemsE) aims to provide social support and integration for both groups by establishing tandems between lonely senior citizens and COPMI, and to scientifically evaluate the effectiveness of these tandems. The tandems run for six months, with weekly meetings between senior and CYP. The tandems consist of weekly individual meetings with joint activities such as playing games, learning, cooking, or going for walks. Senior citizens and CYP engage in tandems built on trust, shared experiences, and cooperation, fostering connections that benefit both sides at eye level. Project coordinators accompany the participants and support the process management.

¿Qué mide el estudio?

Medidas de resultado primarias

Medida de resultado
Medida Descripción
Periodo de tiempo
Loneliness
Periodo de tiempo: Change from baseline to 6 months.
The primary clinically relevant parameter of the study is the experience of loneliness among children, adolescents, and seniors, measured using the 6-item short version of the De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale.The response options are three-point (yes, more or less, no) from 0-6 with higher scores indicating greater loneliness.
Change from baseline to 6 months.

Medidas de resultado secundarias

Medida de resultado
Medida Descripción
Periodo de tiempo
Mental well-being
Periodo de tiempo: Change from baseline to 6 months.
The mental well-being of seniors and young adults is assessed using the SDQ 18+, while the SDQ 11-17 is used for self-assessment for adolescents. Scores range from 0 to 40, with higher scores indicating greater psychological difficulties and poorer mental well-being.
Change from baseline to 6 months.
Health-Related Quality of Life in Adults
Periodo de tiempo: Change from baseline to 6 months.
Health-related quality of life in participants aged 18 years and older will be assessed using the SF-12. Scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better health-related quality of life.
Change from baseline to 6 months.
Health-Related Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents
Periodo de tiempo: Change from baseline to 6 months.
Health-related quality of life in participants aged 12 to 17 years will be assessed using the KIDSCREEN-27 Questionnaire. Scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better quality of life.
Change from baseline to 6 months.
Health-Related Quality of Life in Adults (EQ-5D-5L)
Periodo de tiempo: Change from baseline to 6 months
Health-related quality of life in participants aged 18 years and older will be assessed using the EQ-5D-5L. The instrument assesses five health dimensions across 5 response levels, generating a 5-digit health profile in which lower levels indicate fewer health problems, as well as a visual analogue scale (VAS) score ranging from 0 to 100 and, where applicable, a utility index score typically ranging from below 0 to 1, with higher VAS and utility scores indicating better HRQoL.
Change from baseline to 6 months
Health-Related Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents (EQ-5D-Y-5L)
Periodo de tiempo: Change from baseline to 6 months
Health-related quality of life in participants from 12-17 years will be assessed using the EQ-5D-Y-5L. The instrument assesses five health dimensions across 5 response levels, generating a 5-digit health profile in which lower levels indicate fewer health problems, as well as a visual analogue scale (VAS) score ranging from 0 to 100 and, where applicable, a utility index score typically ranging from below 0 to 1, with higher VAS and utility scores indicating better HRQoL.
Change from baseline to 6 months

Colaboradores e Investigadores

Aquí es donde encontrará personas y organizaciones involucradas en este estudio.

Patrocinador

Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf

Investigadores

  • Investigador principal: Silke Wiegand-Grefe, Prof. Dr., Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf

Fechas de registro del estudio

Estas fechas rastrean el progreso del registro del estudio y los envíos de resultados resumidos a ClinicalTrials.gov. Los registros del estudio y los resultados informados son revisados ​​por la Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina (NLM) para asegurarse de que cumplan con los estándares de control de calidad específicos antes de publicarlos en el sitio web público.

Fechas importantes del estudio

Inicio del estudio (Estimado)

1 de septiembre de 2026

Finalización primaria (Estimado)

1 de diciembre de 2026

Finalización del estudio (Estimado)

1 de diciembre de 2026

Fechas de registro del estudio

Enviado por primera vez

24 de marzo de 2026

Primero enviado que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad

6 de mayo de 2026

Publicado por primera vez (Actual)

12 de mayo de 2026

Actualizaciones de registros de estudio

Última actualización publicada (Actual)

10 de agosto de 2026

Última actualización enviada que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad

5 de agosto de 2026

Última verificación

1 de agosto de 2026

Más información

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Palabras clave

Términos MeSH relevantes adicionales

Otros números de identificación del estudio

  • 2025-101662-BO-ff

Plan de datos de participantes individuales (IPD)

¿Planea compartir datos de participantes individuales (IPD)?

NO

Información sobre medicamentos y dispositivos, documentos del estudio

Estudia un producto farmacéutico regulado por la FDA de EE. UU.

No

Estudia un producto de dispositivo regulado por la FDA de EE. UU.

No

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