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Administrative data

NCT number NCT05611996
Other study ID # 2022P001984
Secondary ID
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date October 15, 2020
Est. completion date June 30, 2023

Study information

Verified date November 2022
Source Massachusetts General Hospital
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The goal of this intervention study is to design and learn whether peer support that is delivered through video chats and texting can decrease depression among older adults. Participants will be assigned to a peer support program where they will receive 8 video chats with a peer mentor who provide social support and supportive texts over 8 weeks.


Description:

PEERS plus is a psychosocial intervention being developed to reduce depression among older adults. In this intervention peer mentors who are also 50 years of age and older and who have experiential knowledge of depression provide depression care. Older adults with depression will be recruited and assigned to the peer support program. This will consist of 8 weekly peer mentor - older adult video chats that provide emotional support and sharing of self-care skills for depression. Supportive texts will be sent on a weekly basis to older adults by peer mentors. These texts will provide encouragement, affirmations and information about mental health resources. Peer mentors are trained and supervised by a mental health professional during the 8 week period. We will assess at baseline, post study and 3 months after the intervention.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Recruiting
Enrollment 20
Est. completion date June 30, 2023
Est. primary completion date June 30, 2023
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 50 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: 1. 50 years and older 2. PHQ-9 score > 5, 3. on the same antidepressant dose for at least 3 months 4. if receiving psychotherapy, frequency is a most once a month 5. able to communicate in English 6. able to give informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. meet diagnostic criteria for mania or hypomania 2. active suicidal ideation, 3) meet diagnostic criteria for psychotic syndrome 3. meet diagnostic criteria for substance abuse or dependence 4. a score on the Mini mental state exam (MMSE) < 24.

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Behavioral:
Peers plus
Peer support intervention in which peer mentors who have experiential knowledge of depression deliver social support through video chats and texting to older adults with depression.

Locations

Country Name City State
United States Massachusetts General Hospital Boston Massachusetts

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Massachusetts General Hospital National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Depression Measured with the PHQ9 8 weeks
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