Aging Clinical Trial
Official title:
Evaluating the Impact of Senior Companion Programs on Homebound Adults' Well-being and Independent Living Status
Senior Companion Programs (SCP) facilitate partnerships between community volunteers and local homebound seniors. Seniors served by the SCP will be provided with a companion who will conduct weekly visits with them, help with meal preparation or deliveries, provide transportation, assist with simple housekeeping, and socialize with the client amongst other tasks. These services are directed towards helping the senior client continue living independently in their own home instead of moving into an assisted living or nursing home. The SCP model is being evaluated to determine the impact of the services on the client's overall well-being and independent living status.
Status | Recruiting |
Enrollment | 1040 |
Est. completion date | December 1, 2025 |
Est. primary completion date | December 1, 2025 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | Accepts Healthy Volunteers |
Gender | All |
Age group | 21 Years and older |
Eligibility | Inclusion Criteria: - Each agency will maintain their standard of care definition of eligibility for services. Generally, these criteria include: the client must be at least 21+ or 65+ years of age (depending on the agency) and the client's current living situation makes them a good fit for services. "Good fit for services" is up to the agency based on how they typically admit clients for services. Some factors that enter into the definition of a good fit include: the client must either be isolated, lacking in social ties that assist them, or their caregivers need respite services, in which case we provide them the same services as an isolated individual. Volunteer assistance must be vital to the client remaining in the home. Exclusion Criteria: - Participants under the age requirement for a given home will be excluded as will those who are deemed not a good fit for services. This might include clients who are not homebound or who's homes are in such poor condition that an agency doesn't feel the visiting companion would be safe. |
Country | Name | City | State |
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United States | University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame | Indiana |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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William Evans | Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan, Georgia Southern University, Health Association of Niagara County, Inc., Positive Maturity, Inc., The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society |
United States,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Other | Self-reported physical and mental health | Self-reported physical and mental health as measured on follow-up surveys. These items are highly predictive of mortality. | 6- and 18-months after study enrollment | |
Primary | Difference in rates of self-reported loneliness between treatment and control groups | The research team will use survey data to quantify the effect of receiving a senior companion on self-reported loneliness 6- and 18-months after study enrollment. | 6- and 18-months after study enrollment | |
Primary | Difference in rates of self-reported life satisfaction between treatment and control groups | The research team will use survey data to quantify the effect of receiving a senior companion on self-reported life satisfaction 6- and 18-months after study enrollment. | 6- and 18-months after study enrollment | |
Primary | Difference in rates of self-reported independent living status between treatment and control groups | The research team will use survey data to quantify the effect of receiving a senior companion on self-reported independent living status 6- and 18-months after study enrollment. | 6- and 18-months after study enrollment | |
Primary | Difference in mortality rates of between treatment and control groups | The research team will match participants in the study to the Social Security Administration's Master Death File to determine deaths among the study participants to quantify the effect of receiving a senior companion on mortality. | 6- and 18-months after study enrollment |
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