Peer to Peer Delivery of Behavioral Activation

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Depression

In brief

The goal of this study is to test the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary impact of peer-delivered Behavioral Activation (BA) for depressed older adults (60+) who are Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORC) residents or senior center participants.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02292849

Run by

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

People needed

29

Starts

2013-11-01

Expected to finish

2015-10-07

Last updated by the study team

2017-09-29

Who can join

Age: 60 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 60 and older
• Member of Lenox Hill Senior Center, St. Peter's Senior Center, or Beth Abe
• Score of 10+ on Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)

You may not qualify if…

• Presence of alcohol abuse, substance abuse, psychotic disorder, or bipolar disorder as observed on the Structured Clinical Interview for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (SCID)
• Inability to speak English
• Dementia: Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) score below 24
• High suicide risk, i.e. intent or plan to attempt suicide

Where it is running

• Weill Cornell Medical College — White Plains, New York, United States

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