NCT06257095

Improving Adult Protective Services Client Outcomes: A Stepped-Care Social and Mental Health Engagement Program

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 300 (estimated)
• Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to ascertain the feasibility and effectiveness of an 8-week social engagement program aimed at reducing depression and increasing social engagement among seniors who are transitioning out of Adult Protective Services (APS) for either elder abuse or self-neglect.

Conditions

• Depression in Old Age

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Stepped-care social and mental health engagement	Each student will be matched to an older adult and the students will make one call o the older adult which lasts upto 1 hour each week for 8 weeks. Ending each call, the student will assess symptoms of depression anxiety through questionnaires. If the participant responds yes on two consecutive calls to any of these questions, they will be asked if they would like to receive a call from the University of Texas Health Science Center Trauma and Resilience Center to discuss free counseling services.
BEHAVIORAL	APS Usual care	Participants will receive a phone call for data collection. Then they will be offered to receive an abbreviated version of the stepped-care social and mental health engagement intervention, lasting only 6-weeks with the option to continue calls if agreeable between the student and older adult.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-08-09
• Primary completion: 2025-02-01
• Completion: 2025-06-01
• First posted: 2024-02-13
• Last updated: 2024-02-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States