Status:
RECRUITING
Behavioral Health Program for Short-Stay Nursing Facility Residents & Care Partners
Lead Sponsor:
Massachusetts General Hospital
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Conditions:
Nursing Home Resident
Skilled Nursing Facility
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to test a behavioral health program (Interventions for Stressful Transitions in Later Life, InSTILL) for skilled nursing facility residents and their primary support...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patient and care partner both aged ≥ 18 years
- Patient with care partner (known person providing regular health-related, socioemotional, or practical support) willing to participate
- Patient reporting depression symptoms on a screening tool (Patient Health Questionnaire)
Exclusion
- Patient intended length of nursing facility stay \< 7 days
- Patient evidencing more than mild impairment on a cognitive screen (Brief Interview for Mental Status)
- Patient's roommate in skilled nursing facility already enrolled in study/intervention
- Either patient or care partner reporting high risk of suicidality, based on a standardized safety assessment tool
- Either patient or care partner participating in newly initiated psychotherapy
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 5 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
May 1 2028
Estimated Enrollment :
100 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT07220486
Start Date
November 5 2025
End Date
May 1 2028
Last Update
November 10 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114