Phone Check-Ins could ease Seniors' depression and pain
NCT ID NCT02463266
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study looks at a telephone-based program called SUSTAIN that helps older adults (65+) manage depression, anxiety, and chronic pain. Participants receive brief phone assessments and care management over 12 weeks. Researchers want to see what factors influence treatment success and whether improvements last for 6 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- telephone-based monitoring and care management program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could provide a scalable, low-cost way to improve mental health and quality of life for older adults.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational evaluation of an existing program, not a controlled trial. Results may show limited or no lasting benefit, and individual outcomes may vary.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 4,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Start date
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Mar 2014
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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.
Who is studied
PACE/PACENET beneficiaries who are participating in the PACE/PACENET SUSTAIN Clinical Program.
- Ages
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65 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: 1. Aged 65 and older, males and females. 2. Participating in the SUSTAIN Clinical Program 3. For the 6 Month Outcome Research Evaluation, in addition to meeting criteria 1 and 2, willing to provide verbal informed consent to participate in the 6 Month Outcome Research Evaluation at the end of the acute phase of clinical care, usually at three months. Exclusion Criteria: * Not meeting the inclusion criteria listed above.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Psychiatry (Center for Psychotherapy Research), University of Pennsylvania
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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