Computerized Intervention for Loneliness

Florida State University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Loneliness

Treatments: Behavioral: Interpretation Bias Modification for Loneliness; Behavioral: Healthy Habits Psychoeducation and Relaxation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03839966

2018.25994

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study assesses whether a month long computerized interpretation bias modification intervention will reduce levels of loneliness compared to a control treatment.

Full description

This study hopes to assess whether a month long interpretation bias modification intervention will reduce levels of loneliness compared to a control treatment. Participants will be randomized into an active treatment condition or a control treatment that involves a healthy living and relaxation protocol. The investigators hypothesize that participants in the IBM condition will have lower levels of negative interpretation bias and loneliness than those in the healthy habits condition at post treatment and follow up. The investigators further hypothesize that the effects of IBM on loneliness will be accounted for by changes in interpretation bias.

Enrollment: 67 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Score of >48 on the UCLA Loneliness Scale

Exclusion criteria

• Concurrent psychotherapy for social anxiety or depression
• Unstable psychotropic medication status (i.e. a change within the last month)
• History of psychotic or (hypo)manic symptoms
• Alcohol or other substance abuse or dependence within the last three months
• Previous participation in a similar IBM study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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67 participants in 2 patient groups

Active Treatment

Experimental group

Description:

Interpretation Bias Modification for Loneliness

Treatment:

Behavioral: Interpretation Bias Modification for Loneliness

Control Treatment

Active Comparator group

Description:

Healthy Habits Psychoeducation and Relaxation.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Healthy Habits Psychoeducation and Relaxation