Behavioral Health Program for Short-Stay Nursing Facility Residents & Care Partners
NCT ID: NCT07220486
Last Updated: 2025-11-10
Study Results
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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
NA
100 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2025-11-05
2028-05-31
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
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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InSTILL
Participants in this arm will participate in the Interventions for Stressful Transitions in Later Life (InSTILL), a behavioral health intervention tailored to the needs of short stay nursing facility residents and their primary care partner. InSTILL includes 8 sessions (2x per week for about 4 weeks) delivered in person or remotely. Both participants (e.g., resident and care partner) attend all sessions together, facilitated by a trained clinician.
Interventions for Stressful Transitions in Later Life
The Interventions for Stressful Transitions in Later Life (InSTILL) intervention is for skilled nursing facility residents and their care partners experiencing elevated levels of psychological distress. The intervention is designed to improve life management skills, emotion regulation skills, and dyadic coping skills with the goal of reducing depression symptoms among both dyad members (i.e., resident and care partner).
Minimally Enhanced Usual Care
Participants in this group will receive a psychoeducational pamphlet with enhanced referrals for community support resources.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Interventions for Stressful Transitions in Later Life
The Interventions for Stressful Transitions in Later Life (InSTILL) intervention is for skilled nursing facility residents and their care partners experiencing elevated levels of psychological distress. The intervention is designed to improve life management skills, emotion regulation skills, and dyadic coping skills with the goal of reducing depression symptoms among both dyad members (i.e., resident and care partner).
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Patient with care partner (known person providing regular health-related, socioemotional, or practical support) willing to participate
* Patient reporting depression symptoms on a screening tool (Patient Health Questionnaire)
Exclusion Criteria
* Patient evidencing more than mild impairment on a cognitive screen (Brief Interview for Mental Status)
* Patient's roommate in skilled nursing facility already enrolled in study/intervention
* Either patient or care partner reporting high risk of suicidality, based on a standardized safety assessment tool
* Either patient or care partner participating in newly initiated psychotherapy
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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National Institute on Aging (NIA)
NIH
Massachusetts General Hospital
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Evan Plys
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Principal Investigators
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Evan Plys, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Massachusetts General Hospital
Locations
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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BRISK Study Team
Role: primary
Other Identifiers
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2025P0001624
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id