Social Connections and Healthy Aging (The Senior Connection)
TSC
1 other identifier
interventional
368
1 country
1
Brief Summary
This randomized trial compares peer companionship to care-as-usual in primary care on the outcome of risk for suicidal behavior in late life. The investigators hypothesize that older adults assigned to receive peer companionship will report greater social connectedness and less death and suicidal ideation compared to older adults assigned to care as usual.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for phase_2
Started Sep 2011
Typical duration for phase_2
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
August 1, 2011
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
August 3, 2011
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
September 1, 2011
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
March 1, 2016
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
March 1, 2016
CompletedApril 22, 2016
April 1, 2016
4.5 years
August 1, 2011
April 20, 2016
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Suicidal Ideation
Severity of suicidal and death ideation assessed with the Geriatric Suicide Ideation Scale
Baseline, 3,6,12,18,24 months
Secondary Outcomes (3)
Social Connectedness
Baseline, 3,6,12,18,24 months
Connectedness
Baseline, 3,6,12,18,24 months
Depression
Baseline, 3,6,12,18,24 months
Study Arms (2)
Peer Companionship
EXPERIMENTALBehavioral intervention: Receipt of peer companionship provided by trained, supervised volunteer companions.
Care-as-Usual
NO INTERVENTIONCare-as-Usual in Primary Care
Interventions
Peer companionship is provided at least four times per month over two years in the form of friendly visiting, supportive phone calls, and some instrumental support.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Age 60 or older
- Primary Care Patient
- Endorses feeling lonely and/or like a burden in the the past two weeks
You may not qualify if:
- Positive dementia screen
- Current alcohol abuse
- Psychosis
- Suicidal ideation with intent to act (current or past month.)
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Rochester, New York, 14642, United States
Related Publications (2)
Van Orden KA, Stone DM, Rowe J, McIntosh WL, Podgorski C, Conwell Y. The Senior Connection: design and rationale of a randomized trial of peer companionship to reduce suicide risk in later life. Contemp Clin Trials. 2013 May;35(1):117-26. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2013.03.003. Epub 2013 Mar 16.
PMID: 23506973BACKGROUNDParkhurst KA, Daks JS, Conwell Y, Podgorski CA, Van Orden KA. Social network subtypes among socially disconnected older adults at risk for suicide: A latent class analysis. Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2022 Oct;52(5):963-974. doi: 10.1111/sltb.12893. Epub 2022 Jun 23.
PMID: 35735167DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 2
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Co-Chair, Department of Psychiatry, Professor of Psychiatry
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
August 1, 2011
First Posted
August 3, 2011
Study Start
September 1, 2011
Primary Completion
March 1, 2016
Study Completion
March 1, 2016
Last Updated
April 22, 2016
Record last verified: 2016-04