Calmer Life: A Worry Reduction Program for Older Adults
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interventional
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Brief Summary
Calmer Life is a research study for older adults with anxiety. In the program participants will have the opportunity to learn skills that may help cope with anxiety. Participants have the option of including religion and spirituality into the skill. Skills participants can learn include: how to relax, how to change the way you think about things, and how to solve problems more effectively.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at below P25 for not_applicable anxiety
Started Apr 2009
Longer than P75 for not_applicable anxiety
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
April 1, 2009
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
July 1, 2009
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
July 3, 2009
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
February 1, 2016
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
February 1, 2016
CompletedJanuary 23, 2018
January 1, 2018
6.8 years
July 1, 2009
January 18, 2018
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), Geriatric Anxiety Inventory (GAI), Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ-A), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)
Baseline, 1-month, 2-month, 3-month, and 6-month
Study Arms (1)
Calmer Life
EXPERIMENTALSkills-based intervention to reduce anxiety and worry in adults age 50+.
Interventions
Calmer Life is a modified version of an existing Cognitive Behavioral Treatment manual. Participants have the option of including religion and spirituality into coping skills taught as a way of treating anxiety with or without depression in older adults.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Age 50+;
- A principal or co-principal diagnosis of General Anxiety Disorder;
- Interest in receiving CBT for anxiety/depression with the option of including religion and spirituality;
- Must be English speaking
You may not qualify if:
- Active suicidal intent;
- Current psychosis or bipolar disorder;
- Substance abuse within the last month
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
Related Publications (1)
Jameson JP, Shrestha S, Escamilla M, Clark S, Wilson N, Kunik M, Zeno D, Harris TB, Peters A, Varner IL, Scantlebury C, Scott-Gurnell K, Stanley M. Establishing community partnerships to support late-life anxiety research: lessons learned from the Calmer Life project. Aging Ment Health. 2012;16(7):874-83. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2012.660621. Epub 2012 Mar 15.
PMID: 22416908BACKGROUND
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Melinda A. Stanley, PhD
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NA
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
July 1, 2009
First Posted
July 3, 2009
Study Start
April 1, 2009
Primary Completion
February 1, 2016
Study Completion
February 1, 2016
Last Updated
January 23, 2018
Record last verified: 2018-01