Tele-BA for Home-Delivered Meals Clients

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

89 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-06-16

Study Completion Date

2020-09-01

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study to evaluate aging-service integrated, video-conference-based approaches to improve homebound seniors' social engagement and activities.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Social Isolation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Tele-Behavioral Activation

Manualized Behavioral Activation (BA) protocol delivered via videoconferencing by a trained BA interventionist; 5 sessions over 5 weeks, up to 1-hour in length. The interventionist guides participants in learning BA skills, focusing on strategies to decrease barriers to social connectedness (e.g., limited mobility, inadequate caregiving resources).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Tele-Behavioral Activation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Five 1-hour sessions of BA delivered by a trained interventionist via video-conferencing

Tele-Friendly Visiting

Friendly Visitor (FV) calls delivered via videoconferencing by a trained FV interventionist; 5 sessions over 5 weeks, up to 1-hour in length. The interventionist provides social support to participants through good listening and provision of genuine regard.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Tele-Friendly Visiting

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Five 1-hour FV sessions delivered by a trained interventionist via video-conferencing

Interventions

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Tele-Behavioral Activation

Five 1-hour sessions of BA delivered by a trained interventionist via video-conferencing

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Tele-Friendly Visiting

Five 1-hour FV sessions delivered by a trained interventionist via video-conferencing

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* English speaking
* Clients of the Meals on Weals program
* ≥60 years old
* Score between 6-9 on the Hughes three-item version of the UCLA Loneliness Scale

Exclusion Criteria

* Dementia, as indicated by a score \> 3 on the Six Item Screen
* Clinically significant depression, as indicated by a score ≥15 on the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)
* Active suicide risk, as indicated by a positive response on any item of the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)
* Uncorrectable hearing or vision impairment

Minimum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No