Improving Adult Protective Services Client Outcomes: A Stepped-Care Social and Mental Health Engagement Program
Recruiting · NCT06257095 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov →Interventions studied
APS Usual careStepped-care social and mental health engagement
What this trial is about
The purpose of this study is to ascertain the feasibility and effectiveness of an 8-week social engagement program aimed at reducing depression and increasing social engagement among seniors who are transitioning out of Adult Protective Services (APS) for either elder abuse or self-neglect.
Who can take part
Age range
65 Years and older
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
Yes - healthy volunteers may be accepted
Phase
Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- lder Adults
- an APS validated EM/SN case
- able to provide informed consent
- able to speaks English or Spanish
- able to hear sufficiently using the telephone
- transitioning out of APS intervention (i.e. in the case closure phase of the APS service).
- Student
- college or university student
- enrolled in a health-related program
- commit to making 8-weekly consecutive calls
- complete the required 1-hour training and assessment.
Exclusion criteria
- lder Adults
- Individuals needing a proxy to consent
- suspected or confirmed decision-making capacity impairments or uncontrolled psychiatric illnesses such as schizophrenia, paranoia, delusion, or delirium
- Student
- nly engaging in the program to fulfill some educational requirement
Where it is running
1 location listed across 1 US state.
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston - Houston, Texas, United States