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A three-arm randomized controlled trial protocol: Effects of telephone-based, layperson-delivered wisdom-enhancement narrative therapy and empathy-focused interventions on loneliness, social, and mental health in older adults

Tang, Vivien Foong Yee, Jiang, Da, Kahlon, Maninder, Chow, Esther Oi-wah, Yeung, Dannii Yuen-lan, Aubrey, Rhonda, Chou, Kee-Lee·2025·Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications
DOI 10.1016/j.conctc.2025.101479PMC PMC11999345
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Fig. 1 Flowchart illustrating the 3-arm randomized controlled trial. Notes. Tele-NT = Telephone-delivered wisdom enhancement narrative therapy-based intervention; Tele-EP = Telephone-delivered empathy-focused intervention; ACG = Active Control Group.
Fig. 1 Flowchart illustrating the 3-arm randomized controlled trial. Notes. Tele-NT = Telephone-delivered wisdom enhancement narrative therapy-based intervention; Tele-EP = Telephone-delivered empathy-focused intervention; ACG = Active Control Group.CC BY-NC-ND · PubMed Central

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Tang, V. F. Y., Jiang, D., Kahlon, M., Chow, E. O.-W., Yeung, D. Y.-L., Aubrey, R., & Chou, K.-L.
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Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications
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Elsevier BV
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2025-06
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45
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101479
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2451-8654
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10.1016/j.conctc.2025.101479
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PMC11999345
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Tang, V. F. Y., Jiang, D., Kahlon, M., Chow, E. O.-W., Yeung, D. Y.-L., Aubrey, R., & Chou, K.-L. (2025). A three-arm randomized controlled trial protocol: Effects of telephone-based, layperson-delivered wisdom-enhancement narrative therapy and empathy-focused interventions on loneliness, social, and mental health in older adults. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conctc.2025.101479