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Can a weekly chat with fellow veterans lift depression? small study says maybe.

NCT ID NCT06145334

Symptom relief Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Recruiting now
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Not yet recruiting
Registered, but not yet taking participants.
By invitation only
Not open to general applications. Only people the study team invites can take part.
Paused
Paused for now. It may or may not start again.
Ongoing
Running, but no longer taking on new participants.
Completed This study
The trial has finished. Results may not be published yet.
Stopped early
Stopped early, before it reached the end. That can be for many reasons, including safety.
Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

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Expanded access (paused)
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Expanded access (ended)
Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This completed study tested whether weekly peer-led social groups could help older veterans struggling with depression and loneliness. Eighteen veterans took part in 16 weeks of group meetings. Researchers measured changes in mood, social support, and loneliness using questionnaires and interviews. The goal was to see if the program was helpful and how to improve it for future use.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
peer-led weekly social groups
What this could lead to
If successful, this program could offer a low-cost, community-based way to reduce loneliness and depression symptoms in older veterans.
What could go wrong
This was a very small study (18 participants) with no comparison group, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is not a medical treatment and may not work for everyone.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

18 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jan 2024

Finished

Jan 2026

Lead sponsor

A government agency

The lead sponsor is a US federal agency other than the NIH.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

65 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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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: * Documented depressive disorder or score of 2 or more on the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2) * Capacity to consent as determined by the University of California, San Diego Brief Assessment of Capacity to Consent (UBACC) * Score of 1 or more on question 3 of the UCLA-3 OR score of 3 or less on question 4 of the Lubben Social Network Scale 6 (LSNS-6) Exclusion Criteria: * DSM-5 diagnosis of Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder or Bipolar Disorder * Symptoms of psychosis that would interfere with study participation * Probable Dementia as determined by the 6-item Cognitive Impairment Screener * Suicidal ideation with plan or intent * Non-English speaking * Active substance use disorder (DSM-5) (within 30 days of study entry)

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Depression depressive disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Depression Isolation Loneliness

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • VA Bedford HealthCare System, Bedford, MA

    Bedford, Massachusetts, 01730-1114, United States

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