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Building Resilience for Surgical Recovery

NCT06174701 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 90

Last updated 2025-05-01

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Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to test problem solving therapy (PST) in older adults who are undergoing major surgery. The main question it aims to answer is: What is the feasibility and acceptability of delivering PST to older surgical patients with depressive symptoms or report lacking social support in the pre-operative and post-operative setting?

Conditions

  • Psychosocial Functioning
  • Surgery
  • Older Adults
  • Physical Function
  • Postoperative Outcome
  • Depressive Symptoms

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Problem Solving Therapy (PST)

PST intervention in the form of one-on-one coaching in preparation for surgery and post-operative care. This coaching consists of educating and guiding the patient in developing problem-solving skills. Please refer to the PST Handbook for further detail on the therapy sessions.

BEHAVIORAL

Enhanced Usual Care

Participants in the control arm will receive "enhanced usual care". They will receive additional mental health education in the form of educational handouts mailed or emailed to them.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Victoria Tang, MD, MAS · The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-06-04
Primary Completion
2025-06-04
Completion
2025-06-04

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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