RECONNECTED trial - a full factorial trial to evaluate a digital support platform to improve mental health wellbeing in lonely, older adults recruited from the general population

RECONNECTED trial - a full factorial trial to evaluate a digital support platform to improve mental health wellbeing in lonely, older adults recruited from the general population - RECONNECTED trial CH

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00039588

Enrollment

256

Registered

2026-03-25

Start date

2026-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-03-30

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Conditions

mental health wellbeing, loneliness

Interventions

Group 1: Group 1 (mental health literacy): receives access to knowledge and information about mental health. The total processing time is approximately one hour. Group 2: Group 2 (mental health litera

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

55 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Increased feelings of loneliness and desire to improve mental well-being - Resident in Switzerland with good German language skills - Smartphone with internet access

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Current severe mental illness - Current use of mental health treatment or having started taking prescribed medication within the past four weeks. - Inability to commit to engagement with the digital support platform.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
-Mental Wellbeing: Mental Health Continuum – Short form (W0, W6, W12, W24)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
- Mental Health Literacy: Mental Health Literacy Questionnaire – Short Version for Adults (MHLq-SVa; W0, W6, W12, W24). - Resilience: Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale – Brief Version (CD-RISC-10; W0, W6, W12, W24) - Loneliness: UCLA-9 Loneliness Scale (UCLA-9; t1, t2, t3, t4), Single-Item (Rt1, t2, t3, t4), Duration of Loneliness (W0, W6, W12, W24) - Social Isolation: Lubben Social Network Scale – 6 (LSNS-6; W0, W6, W12, W24). - Initiation activities: two self-composed items; One item focuses on group-based activities (e.g., hobbies, religious events), while the other addresses one-on-one contact (e.g., with a friend or family member) (W0, W6, W12, W24) Other assessments - Demographics: Participants characteristics and demographics (W0) - Psychopathology: Patient Health Questionnaire – 8 (PHQ-8; W0, W6, W12, W24) and the Generalised Anxiety Disorder – 7 (GAD-7; W0, W6, W12, W24) - Perceived stress: perceived Stress Scale - 4-item version (PSS-4; W0, W6, W12, W24). - Solitude: Motivation for Solitude – Short Form (W0, W6, W12, W24) - Stigma: Ageism Scale (W0, W6, W12, W24) - Perceived Social Support: Perceived Social Support – short Version (F-Soz-U-3; W0, W6, W12, W24) - Self-Esteem: Self-esteem Single Item (G-SISE; W0, W6, W12, W24) - Personality: Big Five Inventory – Short Form (BFI-10; W0, W6, W12, W24) - Global Quality of Life: Global Quality of Life Scale – 1 (VAS; W0, W6, W12, W24) - Rejection Sensitivity: Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire, Adult version (A-RSQ; W0, W6, W12, W24)	—

Measure

Time frame

- Mental Health Literacy: Mental Health Literacy Questionnaire – Short Version for Adults (MHLq-SVa; W0, W6, W12, W24). - Resilience: Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale – Brief Version (CD-RISC-10; W0, W6, W12, W24) - Loneliness: UCLA-9 Loneliness Scale (UCLA-9; t1, t2, t3, t4), Single-Item (Rt1, t2, t3, t4), Duration of Loneliness (W0, W6, W12, W24) - Social Isolation: Lubben Social Network Scale – 6 (LSNS-6; W0, W6, W12, W24). - Initiation activities: two self-composed items; One item focuses on group-based activities (e.g., hobbies, religious events), while the other addresses one-on-one contact (e.g., with a friend or family member) (W0, W6, W12, W24) Other assessments - Demographics: Participants characteristics and demographics (W0) - Psychopathology: Patient Health Questionnaire – 8 (PHQ-8; W0, W6, W12, W24) and the Generalised Anxiety Disorder – 7 (GAD-7; W0, W6, W12, W24) - Perceived stress: perceived Stress Scale - 4-item version (PSS-4; W0, W6, W12, W24). - Solitude: Motivation for Solitude – Short Form (W0, W6, W12, W24) - Stigma: Ageism Scale (W0, W6, W12, W24) - Perceived Social Support: Perceived Social Support – short Version (F-Soz-U-3; W0, W6, W12, W24) - Self-Esteem: Self-esteem Single Item (G-SISE; W0, W6, W12, W24) - Personality: Big Five Inventory – Short Form (BFI-10; W0, W6, W12, W24) - Global Quality of Life: Global Quality of Life Scale – 1 (VAS; W0, W6, W12, W24) - Rejection Sensitivity: Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire, Adult version (A-RSQ; W0, W6, W12, W24)

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Countries

Switzerland

Contacts

Public ContactStudienkoordination RECONNECTED

Universität Bern

reconnected.psy@unibe.ch+41 31 684 34 07

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 4, 2026