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Behavioral Health Program for Short-Stay Nursing Facility Residents & Care Partners

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 person. The main questions it aims to answer is whether the program is program is feasible, satisfactory, and helpful. The researchers will compare the InSTILL program to minimally enhanced usual care. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either the InSTILL program or minimally enhanced usual care…

ClinicalTrials.gov IDNCT07220486

PhaseNA

Enrollment100

SponsorMassachusetts General Hospital

Age18 Years

SexALL

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Conditions studied

Nursing Home Resident, Skilled Nursing Facility, Depression, Feasibility Studies, Caregiver

About this study

Interventions

Behavioral: Interventions for Stressful Transitions in Later Life — The Interventions for Stressful Transitions in Later Life (InSTILL) intervention is for skilled nursing facility residents and their care partners experiencing elevated levels of psychological distress. The intervention is designed to improve life management skills, emotion regulation skills, and dyadic coping skills with the goal of reducing depression symptoms among both dyad members (i.e., resident and care partner).

Primary outcomes

Treatment Credibility (peri-intervention)
Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (immediately after the intervention)
Feasibility of Recruitment (baseline, pre-intervention)
Feasibility of Data Collection (1 month follow-up)
Treatment Adherence (immediately after the intervention)
Clinician Fidelity (immediately after the intervention)
Adverse Events (1 month follow-up)
Treatment Acceptability Survey (immediately after the intervention)

Eligibility information

Inclusion Criteria: * 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 Criteria: * 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

Study locations

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114 United States

Before you participate: Varda Clinical is an independent discovery tool, not the study sponsor or a medical provider. Eligibility can only be determined by the official study team. Discuss potential risks and benefits with a qualified healthcare professional.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov. Record last refreshed by Varda Clinical: 2026-09-27.