Can a social Worker-Led program ease depression while patients wait for psychiatric care?
NCT ID NCT07064551
First seen Jul 21, 2026 · Last updated Jul 22, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether a medical-social collaboration model—where trained clinical social workers deliver CBT-based stepped-care interventions—can reduce depressive symptoms in middle-aged and older adults awaiting their first psychiatric appointment. Participants receive either the stepped-care intervention or a self-management booklet. The study tracks changes in depression, anxiety, loneliness, and other mental health outcomes every three months until their psychiatric visit.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- Cognitive behavioural therapy-based stepped-care intervention
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this model could provide a practical, scalable way to support older adults with depression while they wait for psychiatric care, reducing symptoms and improving quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small trial (192 participants) testing a behavioral intervention, so results may not generalize widely. The intervention depends on trained social workers, which may limit reproducibility in other settings.
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