Video therapy aims to stop Post-Stroke depression in Low-Income seniors
NCT ID NCT06864715
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether five weekly video therapy sessions led by trained non-professional counselors can prevent depression in older, low-income stroke survivors who have mild depressive symptoms. Researchers will track 350 participants for up to three months to see if the program reduces the risk of full-blown depression. The goal is to find an affordable, accessible way to support recovery after a stroke.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Tele-delivered behavioral activation (talk therapy) by trained lay counselors
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a low-cost, scalable way to prevent depression after a stroke in older, low-income adults.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage trial with no prior large-scale results. The intervention relies on video calls, which may not work for everyone, and the effect may be modest.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 350 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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55 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Enrollment within 3-months +2 weeks of a first-time ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke * 24-item HDRS score \< 15 indicating subthreshold depression defined as the absence of depressive symptoms or presence of mild symptoms of depression * Single person income less than or equal to $45,000 * Residing in a community residence * Ability to speak and read in English or Spanish * Mini-MoCA score \> or equal to 11 Exclusion Criteria: * Stroke event unrelated to vascular risk factors (e.g., drug use) or transient ischemic attack * 24-item HDRS score \> or equal to 15 indicating moderate to severe depression * Actively participating in psychotherapy * high suicide risk or severe psychiatric illness (e.g., bipolar disorder and active psychosis) and/or actively taking antipsychotics * Diagnosed dementia and/or currently taking cognitive enhancers, amyloid-targeting medications, or orexin receptor antagonists * Patient Health Questionnaire 9 score \> or equal to 10 and/or answers positive to Q9 * Diagnosed aphasia and/or severe cognitive impairments * high-risk alcohol or drug misuse * receiving medications for mood disorders and a change in dose or type within the last 4 weeks
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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