The Economic Consequences of Loneliness Among the Elderly
NCT ID: NCT04225845
Last Updated: 2025-08-28
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
1120 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2020-11-01
2023-12-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
OTHER
NONE
Study Groups
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Phone therapy
Weekly phone calls by lay trained personnel to deliver problem solving therapy.
Phone therapy
Weekly phone calls by lay trained personnel to deliver problem solving therapy.
Phone therapy plus cash transfer
Weekly phone calls by lay trained personnel to deliver problem solving therapy. Combined with a one-time cash transfer of Rs.1000.
Phone therapy
Weekly phone calls by lay trained personnel to deliver problem solving therapy.
Cash transfer
One-time cash transfer of Rs.1000.
Cash transfer
One-time cash transfer of Rs.1000.
Cash transfer
One-time cash transfer of Rs.1000.
Control
Control group.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Phone therapy
Weekly phone calls by lay trained personnel to deliver problem solving therapy.
Cash transfer
One-time cash transfer of Rs.1000.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Individuals living alone
Exclusion Criteria
55 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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National Institute on Aging (NIA)
NIH
Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab
OTHER
National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Esther Duflo
Research Associate, NBER; Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics, MIT
Locations
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JPAL SA at IFMR
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Countries
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References
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McKelway M, Banerjee A, Grela E, Schilbach F, Sequeira M, Sharma G, Vaidyanathan G, Duflo E. Effects of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Cash Transfers on Older Persons Living Alone in India : A Randomized Trial. Ann Intern Med. 2023 May;176(5):632-641. doi: 10.7326/M22-2496. Epub 2023 Apr 25.
Other Identifiers
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172020
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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