Clinical trials: Burden, Caregiver
Advanced Cancer
Patient-caregiver Communication Intervention for Prognostic Understanding
The purpose of this study is to: (1) develop a communication-based intervention to improve advanced cancer patients' and caregivers' prognostic understanding using communication strategies (e.g., acknowledgment, validation of…
- Trial name
- NCT03833817
- Testing
- Talking about Cancer (TAC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias, Quality of Life
Supporting Our Caregivers In ADRD Learning (SOCIAL)
Building on limitations of prior research, the investigators developed the Mindful and Self-Compassionate Care Program (MASC) to help caregivers of persons with Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) manage stress…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias, Quality of Life, Caregiver Stress
- Trial name
- SOCIAL (NCT06276023)
- Testing
- Mindful and Self-Compassionate Care Program (MASC), Health Education Program (HEP)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Caregiver Burnout
CuidaTXT: a Text Message Dementia-caregiver Intervention for Latinos
Latino families with dementia experience substantial disparities in access to caregiver support compared to their non-Latino white peers, putting them at an increased risk for negative emotional, physical and financial outcomes.
- Trial name
- CuidaTXT (NCT04316104)
- Testing
- CuidaTXT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia
STAR Caregivers - Virtual Training and Follow-up
This study evaluates the effectiveness of a caregiver outreach, training, and support program for caregivers of people with dementia who are using antipsychotic medication to manage agitation/aggression.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Caregiver Burnout
- Trial name
- STAR-C-VTF (NCT04271046)
- Testing
- STAR-C-VTF, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
Using Technology to Support Care Partners for Persons With Alzheimer's Disease: Tele-STELLA
The purpose of this study is to test a revised psychoeducational intervention to help Care Partners for family members with dementia understand and reduce the distressing behaviors that come with progressive dementia.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, Caregiver Burnout, Family Members
- Trial name
- Tele-STELLA (NCT04627662)
- Testing
- Tele-STELLA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 375 people
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Caregiver Burden, Financial Stress
CONFIDENCE Financial Education for Caregivers
The purpose of this study is to determine how feasible it is to deliver an online course to reduce out-of-pocket costs of caregiving and reduce financial stress among Latino family caregivers to a family member living with…
- Conditions
- Caregiver Burden, Financial Stress, Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- CONFIDENCE (NCT05292248)
- Testing
- Confidently Navigating Financial Decisions and Enhancing Financial Wellbeing in Dementia Caregiving
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Case Western Reserve University
Dementia, Quality of Life
Caring for Caregivers and People Living With Dementia Under Home-Based Primary Care
The goal of this clinical trial is to develop a dementia care intervention for persons receiving home-based primary care (HBPC) and living with dementia (PLWD) and their caregivers, and test the feasibility of implementing the…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Quality of Life, Caregiver Stress
- Trial name
- NCT05849259
- Testing
- Dementia Care Quality at Home
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Caregiver Burnout
Mindfulness Based Dementia Care Study
Mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) refers to a particular type of attention focused on the present moment, non-judgmental awareness, and acceptance of that experience with openness and curiosity.
- Trial name
- NCT04062227
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- HealthPartners Institute
Activities of Daily Living, Caregivers
Functional Recovery and Caregiver Burden Following Surgery in the Elderly
The purpose of this study is to assess the functional recovery of older ambulatory surgical patients and the impact of the current model of care on the caregivers of these patients.
- Conditions
- Activities of Daily Living, Caregivers, Ambulatory Surgical Procedures
- Trial name
- FOCUS (NCT01382251)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 123 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Depression, Palliative Care
Methylphenidate for Depressed Cancer Patients Receiving Palliative Care
The purpose of this study is to determine whether methylphenidate is an effective treatment for depression and to document the safety and tolerability of methylphenidate in combination with an Selective Serotonin Reuptake…
- Conditions
- Depression, Palliative Care, Cancer, Mental Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT00129467
- Testing
- Methylphenidate, Selective Serotonin Uptake Inhibitor (SSRI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Caregiver Burnout
Implementing a Family Caregiver Checklist in Primary Care: A Pilot Study
The goal of this project is to pilot test CHEC (Collaborative Healthcare Encounters with Caregivers) in primary care. CHEC is brief intervention with two components: 1) a checklist to identify the needs and concerns of…
- Trial name
- NCT04946942
- Testing
- Collaborative Healthcare Encounters with Caregivers (CHEC), Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 113 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Caregiver Burnout
Improving Physical Activity With Cognitive Impairment
Individuals with mild cognitive impairment are often physically inactive and at risk for progressing to dementia. Physical inactivity is considered a modifiable risk factor for dementia.
- Trial name
- NCT05370118
- Testing
- Telerehabilitation physical activity behavioral (TPAB) intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Creighton University
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia
Harmony at Home: A Pilot Telehealth Program for Rural ADRD Caregivers
There is a need for caregiver-initiated and -implemented non-pharmacological interventions directly to and for the person with dementia, including environmental assessment and modification, as first-line treatments for behavioral…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Brain Diseases, Central Nervous System Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT05202223
- Testing
- Harmony at HOME (H@H)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Elizabeth K Rhodus
Caregiver Burnout
Testing Preliminary Effectiveness of a Community Health Worker (CHW) Training Program on Caregiving
Two arm study, experimental and control, to explore the impact of an online training program to prepare community health workers (CHWs) conduct effective outreach to support African American and Latino male caregivers of older…
- Trial name
- IN-HOME (NCT06049043)
- Testing
- Intervention to Help Orient Men to Excel (IN-HOME), AARP's English "Care at Home" resource webpage
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 107 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KDH Research & Communication
Dementia Family Caregiver Burden and Conflict
Family Telemental Health Intervention for Veterans With Dementia
Dementia impacts Veterans, their families, and other Veterans who serve as caregivers. One of the most stressful aspects of caregiving is the management of behavioral problems (e.g.
- Trial name
- TMH Pilot (NCT03116464)
- Testing
- Telemental Health Family Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Caregiver Burden
Adapting and Implementing the I-HoME Intervention in Caregivers of Patients With ADRD
The purpose of this study is to pilot test the adapted Improving Home hospice Management of End-of-life issues through technology (I-HoME) intervention with family caregivers of patients with advanced Alzheimer's Disease and…
- Trial name
- NCT06488157
- Testing
- I-HoME
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias, Dementia Alzheimers
MASC: Reducing Stress for Caregivers
Building on limitations of prior research, the investigators proposed to develop the Mindful and Self-Compassionate Care Program (MASC) to help caregivers of persons with Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) manage…
- Trial name
- MASC (NCT05847153)
- Testing
- MASC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Hospice
Piloting a Multi-component Technology-based Care Intervention to Address Patient Symptoms in Home Hospice
With the growth of hospice, older adults have the opportunity to receive home-based care aimed at reducing suffering and focusing on quality of life at the end of life.
- Trial name
- NCT04243538
- Testing
- I-HoME
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
Assessing Acceptability, Cost, and Efficacy of STELLA-Support Via Technology
STELLA (Support via Technology Living and Learning with Advancing Alzheimer's disease and related dementias) is a multicomponent video-conference based intervention that aims to help family members caring for persons of dementia…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, Caregiver Burnout, Family Members
- Trial name
- STELLA (NCT04335110)
- Testing
- STELLA (Support via TEchnology: Living and Learning with Advancing Alzheimer's disease and related dementias)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Caregiver Burnout
Caregiver Support in the Context of Multiple Chronic Conditions
This research is being done to learn whether services to the caregiver to provide emotional, instrumental and social support can improve quality of life and other outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT04090749
- Testing
- Caregiver-Support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University