Project HOPEFUL: A PN-RCT With Implementation Science

Summary

This PN-RCT replicates and evaluates an 8-week warm calling treatment (i.e. caring contacts) delivered to older adults receiving home and community-based services (HCBS; classified as "homebound") in 20-30 minute call "dosages", across 3 conditions, while adding in implementation science measures at multiple levels. Conditions include 2 treatment (i.e. treatment provided by helpers trained in a standardized and manualized Belongingness and Empathy training grounded in narrative reminiscence and the befriending literature (BE condition), and treatment provided by helpers trained in BE + a standardized, manualized, and evidence based suicide intervention training, the Aging Variant of LivingWorks ASIST (BE + ASIST condition), and 1 control (no treatment during the trial; opportunity to receive treatment after the 8 weeks). At the conclusion of treatment, acceptability, appropriateness, feasibility, useability, and sustainability of the program will be evaluated by interventionists, senior center leadership, and regional leadership.

Conditions

• Older Adults (50-90 Years)
• Mental Health
• Depression and Suicide Ideation
• Social Functioning
• Quality of Life
• Thwarted Belongingness
• Perceived Burdensomeness

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Standardized and manualized warm calls from providers trained in the BE training

Weekly call dosages averaging 20-30 minutes each, for 8 weeks duration; with a 6 month follow up.

BEHAVIORAL

Standardized and manualized warm calls from providers trained in the BE training + ASIST training

Weekly call dosages averaging 20-30 minutes each, for 8 weeks duration; with a 6 month follow up.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Louisiana at Lafayette

  collaborator OTHER

• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

  collaborator OTHER

• Georgia State University

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Florida

  lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

TRIPLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

55 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2025-09-05

Primary Completion

2030-08-30

Completion

2030-08-30

Countries

• United States

Study Locations