DementiaNCT05572086
Dementia Care Challenges Among a Sample of Informal Caregivers in Egypt
An observational study of Dementia, run by Assiut University.
Trial summary
Dementia is a widespread incapacitating mental syndrome that carries a significant challenge for healthcare systems, persons with dementia, and their caregivers. The world health organization estimates that there is "more than 55 million persons live with dementia worldwide, and there are nearly 10 million new cases… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 60 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Dementia
- How many people
- 314 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- 1 Feb 2023to 1 Jun 2024
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 60 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult
Study population: caregivers of patients with dementia from community or from patients coming to hospital for medical issues related to dementia with interview with their caregiver through face-to-face, on line, or telephone interview
Who may be able to join
- Informal Caregivers aged 18 years or older
- Informal Caregiver in daily contact for care with the person with dementia for at least one year.
Who cannot join
- Informal caregivers who are unable or unwilling to communicate.
- Formal caregivers
About this study
Dementia is a widespread incapacitating mental syndrome that carries a significant challenge for healthcare systems, persons with dementia, and their caregivers. The world health organization estimates that there is "more than 55 million persons live with dementia worldwide, and there are nearly 10 million new cases every year"
In Egypt there are many studies had investigated caregiver burden with chronic ill elderly as physical or psychiatric diseases; however, studies focusing on caregiving Patients With Dementia (PWD), especially the psychological aspect, has been raised just few years ago. Some focused on psychiatric comorbidities of care givers, others correlated caregivers' quality of life with dementia staging. Other research groups designed educational programs and psychosocial interventions for training informal caregivers with significant psychological burden reduction at the end of the studies , also another group focused their study on the negative emotions expressed by caregiver towards PWD. Still there are many aspects of caregiving not explored considering the financial burden, lack of formal educational resources, stigma, cultural and religious values related to caregiving.
Read the detailed description
our study aims:
- To assess challenges of dementia-related knowledge among a sample of dementia informal caregivers
- To assess the needs of persons with dementia and their informal caregivers
- To assess the burden of caregiving among a sample of dementia informal caregivers
- To assess possible culturally related challenges of caregiving among a sample of dementia informal caregivers
The study will be carried out through face-to-face interview, telephone interview, and online survey from community sources, including support groups in social media, memory clinics, outpatient clinics (Geriatric medicine, neurology, or psychiatry), and social support groups of non-governmental organizations.
- Conditions
- Dementia
- Medical subject headings
- Dementia
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Assessment of caregiver burden
By using Zarit Burden Interview
Measured: one year
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted7 Oct 2022
- Study start1 Feb 2023 (estimated)
- Primary completion1 Feb 2024 (estimated)
- Study completion1 Jun 2024 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for DementiaStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Assiut UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Case only
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
- Enrolment
- 314 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Assiut University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Asmaa Hasan, Assiut University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05572086
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- Dementia care challenges
- Status last verified
- Oct 2022
- First submitted
- 30 Sep 2022
- Last updated
- 7 Oct 2022
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 7 Oct 2022. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Dementia Care Challenges Among a Sample of Informal Caregivers in Egypt
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05572086
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- Dementia care challenges
- Conditions
- Dementia
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 314 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Assiut UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Feb 2023 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- 1 Feb 2024 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 1 Jun 2024 (estimated)
- First posted
- 7 Oct 2022 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Dementia is a widespread incapacitating mental syndrome that carries a significant challenge for healthcare systems, persons with dementia, and their caregivers. The world health organization estimates that there is "more than 55 million persons live with dementia worldwide, and there are nearly 10 million new cases every year"
In Egypt there are many studies had investigated caregiver burden with chronic ill elderly as physical or psychiatric diseases; however, studies focusing on caregiving Patients With Dementia (PWD), especially the psychological aspect, has been raised just few years ago. Some focused on psychiatric comorbidities of care givers, others correlated caregivers' quality of life with dementia staging. Other research groups designed educational programs and psychosocial interventions for training informal caregivers with significant psychological burden reduction at the end of the studies , also another group focused their study on the negative emotions expressed by caregiver towards PWD. Still there are many aspects of caregiving not explored considering the financial burden, lack of formal educational resources, stigma, cultural and religious values related to caregiving.
Detailed description
our study aims:
- To assess challenges of dementia-related knowledge among a sample of dementia informal caregivers
- To assess the needs of persons with dementia and their informal caregivers
- To assess the burden of caregiving among a sample of dementia informal caregivers
- To assess possible culturally related challenges of caregiving among a sample of dementia informal caregivers
The study will be carried out through face-to-face interview, telephone interview, and online survey from community sources, including support groups in social media, memory clinics, outpatient clinics (Geriatric medicine, neurology, or psychiatry), and social support groups of non-governmental organizations.
Study design
- Observational model
- Case only
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 60 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
- Study population
- caregivers of patients with dementia from community or from patients coming to hospital for medical issues related to dementia with interview with their caregiver through face-to-face, on line, or telephone interview
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Informal Caregivers aged 18 years or older
- Informal Caregiver in daily contact for care with the person with dementia for at least one year.
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Informal caregivers who are unable or unwilling to communicate.
- Formal caregivers
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Primary outcome
Assessment of caregiver burden
Time frame: one year
By using Zarit Burden Interview
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 7 Oct 2022.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Dementia, run by Assiut University.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 7 Oct 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Assessment of caregiver burden (time frame: one year). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 7 Oct 2022.