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The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility of two types of group therapy sessions. The research is being done because the researchers are trying to learn if these approaches could be used by therapist in the community social service agencies to treat older adults with depression. There are two study groups. One group is a form of group therapy called "Engage-M", which encourages subjects to engage in physical and social activities that they find pleasurable or rewarding. One group is another form of group therapy called, "Wellness in Mind and Body", which focuses on education and de-stigmatization of health and mental health conditions.


Clinical Trial Description

In response to the large numbers of senior center clients who suffer from untreated depression, we have partnered with the NYC Department for the Aging (DFTA) to develop SMART-MH, a community care model that can be embedded in senior centers to improve recognition, referral, and adherence to depression treatment. The investigators also developed and tested Engage, a stepped-care therapy streamlined to use "reward exposure" as its principal intervention based on the assumption that dysfunction of the reward networks is central to the pathogenesis of depression. With senior center partners and a mobile technology team, the investigators redesigned Engage-M so that it can be used in a group format by licensed clinical social workers (LCSWs) of Senior Centers. Mobile technology provides probes for client adherence and offers to therapists easy to review summary records of mood, activity, and social interaction that can be used to target their sessions. The investigators have integrated SMART-MH and Engage-M into a comprehensive community care model "Reaching and Engaging Depressed Senior Center Clients" (REDS). The specific aims of this developmental project are to: 1. Finalize the REDS protocol and assess feasibility of training; 2. Prepare an Operations' Manual; 3. Examine reach, feasibility, and acceptability of REDS; 4. Examine engagement of behavioral targets and preliminary effectiveness; and 5. Collect information on REDS cost, barriers to implementation, and potential savings in health care utilization. The investigators will randomly assign four senior centers to offer either Engage-M (N=40), the treatment offered by REDS (1 individual and 8 weekly group sessions) or 8 group sessions "Wellness in Mind and Body" plus mental health referral (W-MH; N=20). The participants will have clinically significant depressive symptoms (PHQ-9>10) and will be older and middle-aged adults (55+); 12.6% of the NYC senior center clients are aged 55-65 years. Clients will be identified by senior center staff trained in SMART-MH strategies. The investigators will offer additional training to staff of all centers on SMART-MH outreach, depression screening, and treatment engagement. The investigators will train and provide weekly supervision to 2 or more LCSWs per center of the two centers assigned to Engage-M. The investigators will not offer training or supervision to senior center staff leading the groups of W-MH but will provide oversight so that clients receive mental health referrals and are encouraged to attend weekly Wellness group meetings. ;


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NCT number NCT03246789
Study type Interventional
Source Weill Medical College of Cornell University
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Status Completed
Phase N/A
Start date January 1, 2018
Completion date June 9, 2020

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