Status:

RECRUITING

Tele-PROTECT Therapy: Effectiveness, Empowerment, and Implementation

Lead Sponsor:

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Collaborating Sponsors:

New York City Department for the Aging

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Conditions:

Depression

Elder Abuse

Eligibility:

All Genders

60+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this randomized trial is to conduct a fully powered effectiveness trial of video-delivered PROTECT (Tele-PROTECT) compared to a video-delivered depression education (DepEd) control cond...

Detailed Description

The WHO estimates that 1 in 6 older adults have experienced elder abuse in the past year with rates in the community increasing by as much as 83.6% during the pandemic. Elder abuse (EA) takes a seriou...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • ≥60 years of age
  • Capacity to consent (per elder abuse staff)
  • Depression, i.e., PHQ-9≥10 (by elder abuse staff), represents mild to moderate severity of depression and has a sensitivity of 88% and a specificity of 88% for major depression
  • Need for elder abuse services as verified by the elder abuse case worker.

Exclusion

  • Active suicidal ideation (MADRS item 10 ≥4)
  • Inability to speak English or Spanish
  • Axis 1 DSM-5 diagnoses other than unipolar depression or comorbid generalized anxiety disorder (by SCID)
  • Mini-MOCA less than 11
  • Severe or life-threatening medical illness
  • Elder abuse emergency and or referral out of elder abuse agency.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 22 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

January 1 2029

Estimated Enrollment :

140 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06039930

Start Date

September 22 2023

End Date

January 1 2029

Last Update

August 20 2025

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Weill Cornell Medicine

New York, New York, United States, 10065