Outcomes Of Social Service Programs For Homebound Older Adults

Elderly Clinical Trial

Official title:

Outcomes Of Social Service Programs For Homebound Older Adults

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00248924
• Other study ID #: 0101-561
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: September 13, 2005
• Last updated: March 31, 2008
• Start date: April 2001
• Est. completion date: February 2003

Study information

• Verified date: March 2008
• Source: Weill Medical College of Cornell University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The objective of this prospective study is to document the impact of social service interventions (including meals, telephone reassurance, and friendly visiting)provided by the Burden Center, a model community social service agency, on overall quality of life.

Description:

Specific outcomes include mental and physical function as measured by the SF-36, and depressive symptoms as measured by the CES-D depression scale. The hypothesis is that a multicomponent social service intervention program that provides social support and reduces social isolation can prevent depression and decline in quality of life in this vulnerable population.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 56
• Est. completion date: February 2003
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 60 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• All new clients of the Burden Center for the Aging who are homebound, out of the home less than one time per week, and cognitively intact will be eligible for enrollment.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Clients unable to give informed consent such as those suffering from a major psychiatric disease or those who are not cognitively able to give informed consent will be excluded.

• Clients who refuse to participate will be excluded

Study Design

Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Elderly
• Homebound

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Social Services

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	The New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Medical Center	New York	New York

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Weill Medical College of Cornell University	The New York Community Trust

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (1)

Charlson ME, Peterson JC, Syat BL, Briggs WM, Kline R, Dodd M, Murad V, Dionne W. Outcomes of community-based social service interventions in homebound elders. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2008 Apr;23(4):427-32. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Quality of life Depressive symptoms