Researchers from Indiana University Indianapolis, Regenstrief Institute and the IU School of Medicine’s Indiana Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center – led by Babar Khan, M.D., M.S., Sophia Wang, M.D., and Jesse Stewart, PhD, – have been notified of funding from the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Institute on Aging (NIA) to explore the potential of online therapy to improve cognitive health in older intensive care unit (ICU) survivors struggling with depression.

The total NIH-NIA award is expected to be nearly $3.7 million over five years.

The randomized clinical trial – called ADEPT-ICU (Attenuating DEPression with Internet CBT to Slow Cognitive Decline in Older ICU Survivors) – will evaluate an internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) called Good Days Ahead to determine if it can slow subjective cognitive decline in older ICU survivors with moderate to severe depression.

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