Mindfulness for Lonely Older Adults With Emigrant Children

NCT07711860 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 2 other identifiers: HE-HMRF2025/1023240241
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 90
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study is to examine the feasibility of a proposed mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) and study methodology for future main study.

Conditions

Loneliness; Sleep Quality; Quality of Life; Stress

Keywords

Mindfulness-based intervention; loneliness; older adults with emigrant children

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Feasibility of Mindfulness-based Intervention (MBI)

  The feasibility of the MBI will be evaluated using the following criteria: recruitment and retention rates. The recruitment rate is ≥80% of subject recruitment of the study, time required to recruit to target sample size (≤4 months for recruiting 45 subjects; ≤9 months for recruiting 90 subjects), Adverse Effects reported by the subjects is ≤5% for the whole study, attendance rate is ≥75% of subjects attend each session of health education, reasons for drop out or withdrawal from the study record in number and percentage, program completion rate of the subject ≥70%.

  After the 12-week MBI training

• Acceptability of the Mindfulness-based Intervention (MBI)

  Acceptability will be assessed via a self-developed evaluation form completed after the 12-week MBI training. The form has three-part: Part 1 includes 4 questions on perceived benefits of MBI; Part 2 includes 8 questions on satisfaction with MBI class arrangement; Part 3 includes 3 questions for suggestions and feedbacks. Questions 1 to 12 (part 1 and 2) use a five-point Likert Scale (5 = "Strongly agree", 1 = "strongly not agree"). Question 10 assesses subjects' willingness to continue MBI practice. Questions 13 and 15 (part 3) are open-ended, collecting "other comments" and suggestions for improving the MBI class, respectively.

  After the 12-week MBI training

Secondary Outcomes (7)

• Loneliness

  Baseline, week 12 and week 24

• Sleep quality

  Baseline, week 12 and week 24

• Stress level

  Baseline, week 12 and week 24

• Participants' Quality of Life

  Baseline, week 12 and week 24

• Mindfulness

  Baseline, week 12 and week 24

Study Arms (3)

Lonely adults with emigrant children (ME)

EXPERIMENTAL

Attend eight MBI lessons, and receive seven instant messages individually and four phone calls in 12-week to enhance and guide home self-practice

Behavioral: Intervention

Lonely adults without emigrant children (MW)

EXPERIMENTAL

Attend eight MBI lessons, and receive seven instant messages individually and four phone calls in 12-week to enhance and guide home self-practice

Behavioral: Intervention

Lonely adults with emigrant children (C)

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Receive eight health education and craft sessions, seven instant messages individually, four phone calls, and maintain usual activities without participating in mind-body exercise/ activities or stress reduction programme in 12-week

Other: Active Control

Interventions

Active Control OTHER

Eight health education and craft sessions, seven instant messages individually, four phone calls, and maintain usual activities without participating in mind-body exercise/ activities or stress reduction programme in 12-week

Lonely adults with emigrant children (C)

Intervention BEHAVIORAL

Eight MBI lessons, and receive seven instant messages individually and four phone calls in 12-week to enhance and guide home self-practice

Lonely adults with emigrant children (ME); Lonely adults without emigrant children (MW)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 65 Years - 75 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Chinese adults aged 65 to 75 years,
• able to communicate and understand Cantonese (class will be held in Cantonese),
• OAs with or without emigrant children,
• feeling of loneliness (3-item UCLA ≥6) \[25\], and
• living in public housing, reliant on pension, savings, or living in subvented housing.

You may not qualify if:

• Acute or severe physical symptoms such as impaired mobility, COPD or respiratory failure, uncontrolled epilepsy, and severe chronic pain syndrome,
• Abbreviated Mental Test (AMT)\< 6 \[26\],
• met DSM-V TR criteria for treated or untreated major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, cyclothymic disorder and/or on regular medication treatment,
• have significant suicidal risk, and
• previous experience in instructor-led mindfulness training within the half year prior to the commencement of the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hong Kong Metropolitan University: lead
• Health and Medical Research Fund: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Hong Kong Metropolitan University

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders

Interventions

Methods

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic; Dyssomnias; Sleep Wake Disorders; Nervous System Diseases; Mental Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Investigative Techniques

Study Officials

• Yuen Ling Leung

  Hong Kong Metropolitan University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Yuen Ling LEUNG, Doctor of Nursing

CONTACT

(852)39708751; lleung@hkmu.edu.hk

Wing Yee HO, PhD

CONTACT

(852)27685835; wyho@hkmu.edu.hk

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: TRIPLE
• Who Masked: CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 6, 2026
• First Posted: July 17, 2026
• Study Start (Estimated): October 1, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): December 31, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): March 31, 2028
• Last Updated: July 17, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-07

Locations

HK (1)