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ArticleBMC public health2021

A randomised controlled trial of the Nextdoor Kind Challenge: a study protocol.

Michelle H Lim, Pamela Qualter, Alexandra Hennessey, Ben J Smith, Taylah Argent, Julianne Holt-Lunstad

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Article in BMC public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04398472 (Evaluation of the Nextdoor KIND Challenge), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT04398472 nacompletednot on this map

Evaluation of the Nextdoor KIND Challenge

TypeinterventionalSponsorSwinburne University of TechnologyRan2020 to 2021Enrolled4,500ConditionsLoneliness, Social IsolationArmsKIND Challenge
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Michelle H LimIverson Health Innovation Research Institute, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia. mlim@swin.edu.au.
Pamela QualterManchester Institute of Education, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Alexandra HennesseyManchester Institute of Education, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Ben J SmithUniversity of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.
Taylah ArgentIverson Health Innovation Research Institute, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia.
Julianne Holt-LunstadIverson Health Innovation Research Institute, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia.
Swinburne University of Technology · AUUniversity of Manchester · GBUniversity of Sydney · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCommunity interventions are often promoted as a way of reducing loneliness and social isolation in our neighbourhoods. However, those community interventions are rarely examined within rigorous study designs. One strategy that holds the potential to reduce loneliness and can promote health and wellbeing is doing acts of kindness. The current study involves evaluating the impact of kindness acts on loneliness in community-dwelling individuals using an online social networking platform.

methodsThis study is made up of three randomised controlled trials conducted in three countries. Each randomised controlled trial has two arms (intervention vs waitlist control) and is designed to compare the effectiveness of the KIND challenge, which involves doing at least one act of kindness per week within a four-week period. This study will recruit users of an online community, be randomised online, and will be conducted using online assessments. We will first explore the effects of the intervention on the primary outcome of loneliness, followed by secondary outcomes, social isolation, neighbour relationship quality and contact, mental health symptoms, stress, quality of life, and positive affect. Further, we will assess the feasibility, acceptability, and safety of the KIND Challenge. DISCUSSION: This study, designed to evaluate the impact of kindness on the community, will be the first large scale randomised control trial conducted across three countries, Australia, UK, and USA. It will examine the potential of community-led interventions to reduce loneliness, improve social isolation, and promote neighbourhood cohesion, health, and wellbeing, which is especially crucial during the COVID-19 public health crisis.

trial registrationClinical Trials Registry. NCT04398472 . Registered 21st May 2020.

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COVID-19Quality of LifeHealth PromotionHumansLonelinessRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSARS-CoV-2Community interventionsMental healthPhysical healthRandomised controlled trial

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