A Technology-based Psychosocial Intervention to Support Social Engagement and Well-being in Older Adults With HIV

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

Older people with HIV (OPH) often live with significant mental health challenges such as social isolation, loneliness, and depression. The objectives of this study are to develop and test the usability and feasibility of a technology-based psychosocial intervention program designed to: enhance social engagement and support; facilitate resource access and education; reduce loneliness; and improve well-being among older adults with HIV who are long-term survivors (diagnosed with HIV ≥ 20 years). The program, Connecting Older Positive People to Enhance Health and Resilience (COPPEhR), will build on Dr. Sara Czaja's PRISM (A Personal Reminder and Information Management System for Seniors) platform, and will be an easy-to-use software application (app), preloaded onto a standard device, designed to support social connectivity, memory, and access to resources for older adults at risk for isolation and the programs and services available at the Center for Special Studies (CSS) at Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM). This protocol covers Phase 2 of the study, which will be a pilot randomized controlled efficacy trial will compare the COPPEhR intervention to a device-only control condition. Participants in the control condition will receive the same device as those in the COPPEhR condition without the COPPEhR application. The specific aims of this developmental project are to evaluate the feasibility, usefulness, and usability of a state-of-the art technology-based multicomponent COPPEhR intervention for aging adults with HIV. Our hypothesis is the COPPEhR intervention will be feasible, usable and useful. The hypothesis is that those that use the COPPEhR app will experience less loneliness, less depression, and less social isolation and more social support, more resilience, and more connectivity than those that do not use the COPPEhR app.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 50
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Age 50+

• HIV diagnosis for at least 20 years

• Center for Special Studies (CSS) patient

• Able to read English at 6th grade level

• Visually able to read a device screen

• Adequate cognitive status (score above 37) to interact with the technology assessed by the Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status - modified (TICS-M)

• Plan to remain in the area for the next 9 months

Locations
United States
New York
Weill Cornell Medicine
RECRUITING
New York
Contact Information
Primary
Chelsie Burchett, PhD
cob2014@med.cornell.edu
6469627141
Backup
Mario Hernández
mah4024@med.cornell.edu
6469627167
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-12-12
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-09
Participants
Target number of participants: 68
Treatments
Experimental: COPPEhR Intervention
Participants will have access to the COPPEhR system which will provide social support and engagement among older adults diagnosed with HIV.
Placebo_comparator: Device-only Control Condition
Participants will have access to a device only without the COPPEhR system.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Collaborators: National Institute on Aging (NIA)

This content was sourced from clinicaltrials.gov