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
Active Locations (1)
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Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, New York, United States, 10065