RecruitingPainDepressive SymptomsAging
Strength and Pain-Coping Through Resilience and Knowledge
Eligible age
50+ yrs
Accepts
All genders
Locations
1 state
Healthy volunteers
No
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About this study
Older adults who are 50 years of age and older with depressive symptoms, pain and difficulty with mobility will participate in the SPARK intervention study that includes 8 nurse visits in participants' homes to help participants with participants' pain and mood.
Sponsor: Johns Hopkins University
You may qualify if…
- ✓ Self-report pain \>3 out of a 0 -10 scale that has lasted longer than 3 months and keeps subjects from doing at least one activity that subjects would like to do
- ✓ Live in the community
- ✓ Live in Central Maryland
- ✓ Score a 5 or higher on the PHQ-9 (depression measure) at least two times during a two week period (screening call and then at first data collection visit)
- ✓ Must be pre-frail (one or two criteria on frailty phenotype) or frail (three or more of the criteria on frailty phenotype)
- ✓ One ADL or IADL limitation
You may not qualify if…
- ✕ Hospitalized \> 3 times in the last year
- ✕ Participating in physical therapy
- ✕ Have a terminal diagnosis (\<1 year expected survival)
- ✕ \> moderate intellectual impairment (5-7 errors) based on the Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire (SPMSQ)
- ✕ Unable to speak or understand English
Where it's recruiting
Maryland
Baltimore
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · NCT07228520 · last updated 2026-07-22