LEAPTogether: An Intergenerational Intervention to Address Loneliness and Social Isolation

Description

Older adult participants will engage in exercise videos twice a week for 8 weeks either while paired with a peer (same age group) or paired with a younger adult with the ability to simultaneously video chat while exercising.

Conditions

Social Isolation, Loneliness, Intergenerational Relations

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Study overview

Older adult participants will engage in exercise videos twice a week for 8 weeks either while paired with a peer (same age group) or paired with a younger adult with the ability to simultaneously video chat while exercising.

Leveraging Exercise to Age in Place (LEAP) Together: An Intergenerational Intervention to Address Loneliness and Social Isolation

LEAPTogether: An Intergenerational Intervention to Address Loneliness and Social Isolation

Condition
Social Isolation
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Beverly Hills

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Beverly Hills, California, United States, 90211

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.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Verbal informed consent obtained from subject and ability for subject to comply with the requirements of the study
  • * Age 18-30 years for younger adults
  • * Age greater than or equal to 65 years for older adults
  • * Has access to a tablet, laptop, or desktop computer with video capabilities connected to the internet with a screen at least 13 inches across
  • * Able to read, write, and understand English
  • * Has a 5 x 6 foot space at home in which to exercise
  • * Current diagnosis of dementia

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center,

Celina H Shirazipour, Ph.D., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Allison M Mays, MD, MAS, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Sonja Rosen, MD, FACP, AGSF, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Study Record Dates

2025-10