Status:
RECRUITING
Building Resilience for Surgical Recovery
Lead Sponsor:
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
University of California, San Francisco
Conditions:
Psychosocial Functioning
Surgery
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to test problem solving therapy (PST) in older adults who are undergoing major surgery. The main question it aims to answer is: What is the feasibility and acceptabi...
Detailed Description
A pilot test of a 9-session psychosocial intervention (Problem Solving Treatment, PST) will be conducted at the University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW). Ninety older surgical patients ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria:
- ≥ 65 years of age on the day of surgery
- Scheduled major surgery with an anticipated hospital stay of 3+ days. Major operations include: orthopedic, thoracic or abdominal, cardiac procedures
- Depressive symptoms - Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) screening with a score of 5+, 5-9 being subclinical depression and scores up to 27 indicating increasing depression. If the score is 5-9, we need to have at least one of these items included: "at least one of the endorsed items needs to be depressed mood or diminished activities" (questions #1 and #2)
- Exclusion criteria:
- Those with severe cognitive impairment - Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire (SPMSQ) screening with a score of 5+ errors, 5-8 being moderate to severe cognitive impairment
- Unable to read, speak, and understand English
- Current alcohol or other substance abuse (scoring 2+ on CAGE questionnaire or answering yes to "Do you currently use any non-prescription drugs or substances?")
- Life expectancy is 6 months or less
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 4 2024
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
June 4 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
90 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06174701
Start Date
June 4 2024
End Date
June 4 2025
Last Update
May 1 2025
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University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States, 94143