Social Prescribing and Relationship Cognitive Strategies (SPARCS)
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Social Isolation, Suicidal Ideation
In brief
The study team is testing the acceptability and feasibility of two treatments for improving loneliness: Social Prescribing and Brief Cognitive Therapy. For this pilot study, the study team have adapted these treatments for Collaborative Care and are studying whether these are practical and well-received by patients that might use them.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT06656975
- Run by
- University of Michigan
- People needed
- 60
- Starts
- 2024-12-30
- Expected to finish
- 2026-05-26
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-06-23
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Screen positive for either or both of the following during routine clinic screening:
- Social isolation in the past 6 months, according to the screening question "How often do you feel isolated from others?"
- Suicidal ideation in the past 12 months, according to the 9th item of the Patient Health Questionnaire (HQ-9) (per protocol)
- Loneliness, according to the 3-item version of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Loneliness Scale (per protocol)
- Are currently receiving or are able to initiate Collaborative Care Management at to participant's study site
You may not qualify if…
- Currently receiving or have an active referral for specialty mental health or substance use disorder treatment outside of primary care
- Neurocognitively impaired according to chart diagnosis, self-report on the Eligibility Screening Survey, or inability to answer comprehension check questions during the Informed Consent process (per protocol)
- Unable to participate in the interventions and research assessments due to planned travel or limited phone access (e.g., does not own phone)
- Terminally ill or receiving of palliative care with less than 6 months life expectancy
Where it is running
- University of Michigan (Michigan Medicine)-Brighton Health Center — Brighton, Michigan, United States
- University of Michigan (Michigan Medicine)-Canton Center — Canton, Michigan, United States
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