Actively Recruiting
Behavioral Health Program for Short-Stay Nursing Facility Residents & Care Partners
Led by Massachusetts General Hospital · Updated on 2025-11-10
100
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
129 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
M
Massachusetts General Hospital
Lead Sponsor
N
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this clinical trial is to test a behavioral health program (Interventions for Stressful Transitions in Later Life, InSTILL) for skilled nursing facility residents and their primary support person. The main questions it aims to answer is whether the program is program is feasible, satisfactory, and helpful. The researchers will compare the InSTILL program to minimally enhanced usual care. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either the InSTILL program or minimally enhanced usual care. Participants will complete assessments at three timepoints (all) and a brief-exit interview.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Behavioral Health Program for Short-Stay Nursing Facility Residents & Care Partners
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Patient and care partner both aged 65 18 years
- Patient with care partner (known person providing regular health-related, socioemotional, or practical support) willing to participate
- Patient reporting depression symptoms on a screening tool (Patient Health Questionnaire)
You will not qualify if you...
- Patient intended length of nursing facility stay < 7 days
- Patient evidencing more than mild impairment on a cognitive screen (Brief Interview for Mental Status)
- Patient's roommate in skilled nursing facility already enrolled in study/intervention
- Either patient or care partner reporting high risk of suicidality, based on a standardized safety assessment tool
- Either patient or care partner participating in newly initiated psychotherapy
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
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Makenna E Law, BS
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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