Recruiting

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy vs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Check-ins

Sponsor:

Texas Tech University

Code:

NCT07119710

Conditions

Mental Health Issue

Quality of Life

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Cognitive Behavioral therapy with 2 check in calls

Study Details

Brief summary:

The overarching goal of this project is to evaluate a current evidence-based practice, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, for mental health conditions against Cognitive Behavioral Therapy plus two check-in calls a week for adults living in rural Texas.

Conditions

Mental Health Issue

Quality of Life

Study ID

NCT07119710

Start date

Mar 24, 2023

Status verified date

May, 2026

Completion date

Dec 1, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec 1, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • family caregiver of person with all forms of dementia

Exclusion Criteria:

  • not in another clinical intervention

Study Design

Enrollment

60 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Health Services Research

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Cognitive Behavior Therapy

Cognitive Behavior Therapy is an evidence-based practice for mental health conditions and has been shown in numerous studies around the world to be effective.

experimental: Cognitive Behavior Therapy plus 2 check-in calls a week

This arm will provide the same as the first with the addition of twice-weekly check-in calls between sessions.

Interventions

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Individual tele-therapy 12-16 weeks

Cognitive Behavioral therapy with 2 check in calls

Cognitive Behavioral therapy with 2 calls a week

Primary outcome measure

  • Pre-death grief (PG-12) [ Time Frame: Baseline Weekly before the intervention 1 Month following the intervention 3 Months following the intervention 6 months following the intervention ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Jonathan Singer, Ph.D.

17757228066jonsinge@ttu.edu

Locations

Garrison Institute on Aging

Recruiting

Lubbock, Texas, United States, 79413

More Information

Sponsor

Texas Tech University

Last update posted

May 15, 2026

Last verified

May, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-08. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Texas Tech University on 2026-05-15.