Feasibility of Remote Home Support Coaches (SOCIAL Study)

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

10 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-10-15

Study Completion Date

2022-11-30

Brief Summary

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The goal of this this study is to develop and test the feasibility of a remotely delivered brief behavioral activation intervention to decrease the negative physical and psychological consequences of being homebound among older adults during the time of COVID.

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Detailed Description

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The goal of this study is to develop and test the feasibility of a remotely delivered brief behavioral activation intervention to decrease the negative physical and psychological consequences of being homebound among older adults during the time of COVID.The intervention will focus on decreasing the impact of social isolation, inactivity and poor nutrition on old people during a time when many in-person social activities are not possible. It will be delivered through telephone and other communication tools that allow remote (i.e. not in person) communication over 10 sessions. Subjects will be a total of 60 people aged 75 years an older, who will be recruited from primary care in the Boston MA region and senior living facilities in the Baltimore MD region. Coaches will be trained using an on-line based modules developed to support this intervention. Self-report outcomes will be measured by telephone at baseline and 4-month follow-up.

Conditions

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Malnutrition Isolation Depression Anxiety Sedentary Behavior Loneliness

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

This project is a single-group unblinded feasibility study to explore a new telephone-based behavioral activation intervention to support homebound older people. If this intervention appears to be feasible, acceptable, and to show preliminary evidence of efficacy the aim will be to evaluate it in a phase III efficacy trial.

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Primary Aim

Brief Behavioral Activation coaching will be delivered by telephone and other remote technology by trained coaches. Over 10 sessions, the coaches will help people to find meaningful activities to decrease loneliness, increase physical activity and improve nutrition.

Group Type OTHER

Telephone-based coaching

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

A telephone-based brief behavioral activation coaching program that will involve 10 sessions over 4 months. Sessions will focus on helping people to identify meaningful activities that they can safely do to decrease loneliness, increase physical activity and improve nutrition.

Interventions

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Telephone-based coaching

A telephone-based brief behavioral activation coaching program that will involve 10 sessions over 4 months. Sessions will focus on helping people to identify meaningful activities that they can safely do to decrease loneliness, increase physical activity and improve nutrition.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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Remote coaching

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* • Men or women who are 75 years or older

* Must be a patient of Mass General Brigham affiliated with Primary Care Physician departments in Boston, MA OR be a resident of Brightview Senior Living and Assisted Living facilities near Baltimore, MD

Exclusion Criteria

* • Men or women who are 74 years and younger

* Participants who are not affiliated with Primary Care Physician departments at Mass General Brigham or a resident of an assisted living facility in Baltimore, MD
* Unable to adequately complete the Evaluation to Provide Consent

Minimum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes