RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06039930

Tele-PROTECT Therapy: Effectiveness, Empowerment, and Implementation

Sponsor

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Enrollment

140 participants

Start Date

Sep 22, 2023

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Depression Elder Abuse

Summary

The purpose of this randomized trial is to conduct a fully powered effectiveness trial of video-delivered PROTECT (Tele-PROTECT) compared to a video-delivered depression education (DepEd) control condition to be delivered to 140 English- and Spanish-speaking NYC elder abuse victims. Investigators hypothesize three main aims: 1. Effectiveness Aim: Tele-PROTECT participants will have significantly greater and clinically meaningful reductions in depression when compared to the DepEd control; 2. Abuse Impact Aim: Tele-PROTECT participants will demonstrate greater safety related empowerment compared to DepEd control, which can help participants take steps to reduce risk; 3. Implementation Aim: Stakeholders' views of the factors impacting the implementation of Tele-PROTECT based on characteristics of the intervention, agency setting, and population served will contribute to a national dissemination of Tele-PROTECT Participants will * Receive 9 weeks of tele health psychotherapy delivered by a Master's level mental health clinician from the Weill Cornell Medicine research team. Participants will be assigned to "Tele-PROTECT" or "DepEd" psychotherapy randomly. * Participate in one baseline assessment and four follow-up assessments at weeks 3, 6, 9, and 12 administered by a trained member of the research team.

Eligibility

Min Age: 60 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study is testing a telephone-based therapy program (Tele-PROTECT) to treat depression in older adults who are also experiencing elder abuse, to see if remote therapy can improve their mental health and sense of empowerment. **You may be eligible if...** - You are 60 years old or older - You are experiencing elder abuse and are receiving services from an elder abuse agency - You are showing signs of depression (PHQ-9 score of 10 or higher) - You have the mental capacity to consent to the study - You can speak English or Spanish **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You have active thoughts of suicide - You have a serious mental health diagnosis other than depression or anxiety - You score very low on a brief cognitive screening test - You have a severe or life-threatening physical illness Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALTele PROTECT

Tele-PROTECT is a behavioral intervention delivered virtually over nine 45-minute sessions for depressed elder abuse (EA) victims. It is designed to work in synergy with EA resolution services that provide safety planning, support services, and links to legal services.

BEHAVIORALDepression Education

DepEd is designed as an intervention delivered virtually over nine 45-minute sessions with active therapeutic ingredients (education, support, empathy). It is designed to be what a good clinician providing education would do with an individual with depression.