Psychological Well-being and Immune Health Profile
Conditions
Brief summary
8-week randomized intervention (with 3-month follow-up) that examines the impact of increased sociable behavior on emotional well-being and immune health profile
Interventions
BEHAVIORALSociable (extraverted) behavior
Participants asked to act more sociable (extraverted) 3 days a week for 6 weeks on days of their choosing with the goal of promoting social connection. 8-week study includes week 0 pre-test measures and week 1 baseline of sociable behavior "as usual."
Sponsors
University of California, Riverside
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Age 18 or older
Exclusion criteria
* Younger than 18 years of age
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Self-reported loneliness (survey) | From enrollment to end of study period at 8 weeks | Responses to loneliness sub-scale of Comprehensive Inventory of Thriving |
| Self-reported positive and negative affect (survey) | From enrollment to end of study period at 8 weeks | Responses to 12-item survey, Affect-Adjective Scale |
| Immune gene profile | From enrollment to end of study period at 8 weeks | Changes to immune gene profile assayed in dried blood spots |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Self-reported psychological well-being (survey) | From enrollment to end of study period at 8 weeks | Responses to the Mental Health Continuum-Short Form |
Countries
United States
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORElissa Eppel, PhD
UC San Francisco
Outcome results
None listed