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Happy@Home: Delivering iCBT With Homecare Workers to At-Home Seniors

NCT04267289 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 28

Last updated 2020-05-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Depression is one of the most common and debilitating conditions among older adults. At-home seniors, also called homebound seniors, are older adults who are confined to a bed or chair and are unable to get about outdoors. Internet-based CBT (iCBT) delivers CBT via websites or dedicated apps on mobile devices or tablets. iCBT can be self-administered or guided by a therapist. Its strengths include low-cost, accessibility, and ability to tailor to individual needs while maintaining fidelity. Despite its potential, iCBT trials have rarely included older adults. Those that included older adults showed that they tended to report more technological challenges but they benefited from the intervention as much as younger adults did. As far as we know, studies have not yet tested the feasibility and preliminary effects of iCBT with a diverse group of at-home seniors receiving non-skilled home care. This study explores the feasibility and acceptability of delivering iCBT to a sample of at-home seniors who receive non-skilled home care. Home care workers who care for these seniors are recruited to provide assistance for completing iCBT. We hypothesize that iCBT is an acceptable and feasible intervention for treating depression among at-home seniors.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Beating the Blues

Automated, cognitive behavioral therapy delivered via a website. There are 8 sessions, each taking one to 1.5 hours to complete. Sessions are prerecorded and sequenced. Sessions are based on the principles of cognitive behavioral therapy and include techniques such as cognitive restructuring and behavioral activation. The entire program takes about 8 to 12 weeks to complete.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Xiaoling Xiang, PhD, MSW · University of Michigan School of Social Work

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-05-30
Primary Completion
2020-03-30
Completion
2020-03-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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