Reaching and Engaging Depressed Senior Center Clients

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Depression in Old Age

In brief

The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility of one type of therapy session, Virtual Augmented Engage (Engage-A). The research is being done because the researchers are trying to learn if these approaches could be used by therapists in the community social service agencies to treat older adults with depression. The research will also measure clinician satisfaction after training and supervision of utilization of Engage-A.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04289298

Run by

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

People needed

26

Starts

2020-09-03

Expected to finish

2022-08-31

Last updated by the study team

2023-08-23

Who can join

Age: 55 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age ≥ 55 years' old
• PHQ-9 Score of ≥ 10
• English or Spanish speaking
• MOCA ≥ 24 or mini-telephone MOCA ≥ 11
• Member of/attends one of the REDS Senior Centers
• Capacity to provide written consent for both research assessment and the Engage-A intervention.

You may not qualify if…

• Current active suicidal ideation defined by MADRS Suicide Item ≥ 4 (probably better off dead. Suicidal thoughts are common, and suicide is considered as a possible solution, but without specific plans or intention).
• Presence of psychiatric diagnoses other than unipolar, non-psychotic major depression or generalized anxiety disorder by SCID-IV.
• Severe or life-threatening medical illness (e.g., end stage organ failure).
• Currently seeing an individual psychotherapist *(if individuals are willing to go on a hiatus from their individual psychotherapist for the 15 weeks of the study, and meet all inclusion criteria, they will be considered eligible).

Where it is running

• Weill Cornell Medicine — White Plains, New York, United States

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