NCT04398472

Evaluation of the Nextdoor KIND Challenge

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 4,500 (actual)
• Sponsor: Swinburne University of Technology · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 90 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

There is ample evidence showing that loneliness is a public health problem that influences social, mental and physical health. The current project is about evaluating the effectiveness of the Kindness Is NextDoor (KIND) Challenge, a social networking platform aimed at reducing loneliness and social isolation in specific Nextdoor communities within Australia. As the landscape through which people make social connections changes due to technology it is important to evaluate the effectiveness of platforms that are designed to reduce loneliness within communities. This is the first study of its kind in Australia and will help provide insight into how to target social isolation and loneliness within communities using social networking platforms.

Conditions

• Loneliness
• Social Isolation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	KIND Challenge	The KIND challenge consists of nominating an activity to complete over a 4 week period. The activities involve doing an activity with others in your neighbourhood. These activities are positive, engaging and feasible to the average individual. Activities adhere to relevant country or state department health and safety guidelines. For example; having a chat with a neighbour online, or bringing in rubbish bins for an elderly neighbour.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-07-07
• Primary completion: 2021-01-01
• Completion: 2021-01-01
• First posted: 2020-05-21
• Last updated: 2021-04-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Australia