Telephone Calls for Health for Homebound Older Adults

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Loneliness, Social Isolation, Depression

In brief

A randomized controlled trial of the effect of 4 weeks of regular check-in calls, up to 5 per week based on participant's choice and 2 survey collection calls and possible referral of other services, versus no daily check-in calls, on self-reported loneliness measures for current Meals on Wheels participants (MOW).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04595708

Run by

University of Texas at Austin

People needed

240

Starts

2020-07-06

Expected to finish

2020-09-26

Last updated by the study team

2021-03-30

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adult (18+) clients of Meals on Wheels of Central Texas

You may not qualify if…

• Cognitive impairment or in a hospice program.

Where it is running

• University of Texas at Austin — Austin, Texas, United States

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