Improving Adult Protective Services Client Outcomes: A Stepped-Care Social and Mental Health Engagement Program

NCT ID: NCT06257095

Last Updated: 2024-02-13

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

300 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-08-09

Study Completion Date

2025-06-01

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to ascertain the feasibility and effectiveness of an 8-week social engagement program aimed at reducing depression and increasing social engagement among seniors who are transitioning out of Adult Protective Services (APS) for either elder abuse or self-neglect.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Depression in Old Age

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Treatment

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Stepped-care social and mental health engagement

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Each student will be matched to an older adult and the students will make one call o the older adult which lasts upto 1 hour each week for 8 weeks. Ending each call, the student will assess symptoms of depression anxiety through questionnaires. If the participant responds yes on two consecutive calls to any of these questions, they will be asked if they would like to receive a call from the University of Texas Health Science Center Trauma and Resilience Center to discuss free counseling services.

APS Usual care

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will receive a phone call for data collection. Then they will be offered to receive an abbreviated version of the stepped-care social and mental health engagement intervention, lasting only 6-weeks with the option to continue calls if agreeable between the student and older adult.

Usual Care

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

APS Usual care

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will receive a phone call for data collection. Then they will be offered to receive an abbreviated version of the stepped-care social and mental health engagement intervention, lasting only 6-weeks with the option to continue calls if agreeable between the student and older adult.

Interventions

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Stepped-care social and mental health engagement

Each student will be matched to an older adult and the students will make one call o the older adult which lasts upto 1 hour each week for 8 weeks. Ending each call, the student will assess symptoms of depression anxiety through questionnaires. If the participant responds yes on two consecutive calls to any of these questions, they will be asked if they would like to receive a call from the University of Texas Health Science Center Trauma and Resilience Center to discuss free counseling services.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

APS Usual care

Participants will receive a phone call for data collection. Then they will be offered to receive an abbreviated version of the stepped-care social and mental health engagement intervention, lasting only 6-weeks with the option to continue calls if agreeable between the student and older adult.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Older Adults

* an APS validated EM/SN case
* able to provide informed consent
* able to speaks English or Spanish,
* community-dwelling,
* able to hear sufficiently using the telephone
* transitioning out of APS intervention (i.e. in the case closure phase of the APS service).

Student

* college or university student
* enrolled at one of the UTHealth graduate programs in Houston, University of Houston, Texas Southern University, Sam Houston State University, or Rice University
* commit to making 8-weekly consecutive calls
* complete the required 1-hour training and assessment.

Exclusion Criteria

Older Adults

* Individuals needing a proxy to consent
* suspected or confirmed decision-making capacity impairments or uncontrolled psychiatric illnesses such as schizophrenia, paranoia, delusion, or delirium
* Older adults transitioning to a nursing home, assisted-living, or residential care facility

Student

-only engaging in the program to fulfill some educational requirement
Minimum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Department of Health and Human Services

FED

Sponsor Role collaborator

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Jason Burnett

Associate Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Jason Burnett, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Locations

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Jason Burnett, PhD

Role: CONTACT

(713) 873-4685

Sophia Wasik

Role: CONTACT

(713) 873-4685

Facility Contacts

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Jason Burnett, PhD

Role: primary

713-873-4685

Sophia Wasik

Role: backup

(713) 873-4685

Other Identifiers

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HSC-MS-23-0344

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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