Evaluation of an Intergenerational and Technological Intervention for Loneliness: Protocol for a Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial

Peter Hoang   ^{1, 2 *} , MD ;   Colin Whaley   ^{2, 3, 4 *} , MSc ;   Karen Thompson   ⁵ , MA ;   Venus Ho   ^{2, 6} ;   Uzma Rehman   ⁶ , PhD ;   Karla Boluk   ⁵ , PhD ;   Kelly A Grindrod   ³ , BScPharm, PharmD, MSc

¹ Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada

² enTECH Computer Club, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada

³ School of Pharmacy, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada

⁴ Michael G DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

⁵ Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada

⁶ Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada

*these authors contributed equally