NCT07218965

Fostering Agricultural Relationships and Meaning - Thriving on Kinship

Fostering Agricultural Relationships and Meaning - Thriving on Kinship (FARM-TOK)

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 65 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Ohio State University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aims to enroll 65 participants who will be assigned to one of two groups. Each group will receive an intervention consisting of six weekly sessions of 40-60 minutes each. Eligibility includes residing in an agricultural area and reporting loneliness or feeling alone or disconnected.

Detailed description

Individuals (n = 65) who reside in a agricultural area and report loneliness will be randomized to either (1) therapist-delivered cognitive-behavioral therapy for perceived social isolation, or (2) therapist-delivered Health Education. Loneliness, quantity of social interactions, perceived social support, substance use outcomes, and other key outcomes and descriptive characteristics will be assessed at baseline, mid-treatment, post-treatment, and at a one-month follow-up. Participants will have the option to complete daily ecological momentary assessments (EMA) 3 times a day for 7 weeks via an app on their smartphone, Catalyst by MetricWire, throughout the intervention period.

Conditions

• Loneliness
• Social Isolation
• Rural Health

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Perceived Social Isolation	Consists of six sessions focused on addressing thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that maintain feeling alone as a way to reduce loneliness and substance use.
BEHAVIORAL	Health Education	Health education provides information on the importance and benefits of and guidelines for living a health lifestyle.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-07-26
• Primary completion: 2026-07-01
• Completion: 2026-07-01
• First posted: 2025-10-21
• Last updated: 2025-10-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States