Clinical trials: Caregiving
Dementia
GamePlan4Care: Online Support for Family Caregivers
As the population of older adults grows, almost doubling in size from 2012 to 2040, so too will the need for family caregiving. Caregiving can lead to negative psychosocial outcomes such as depression, anxiety, and burden; social…
- Trial name
- GP4C (NCT04540198)
- Testing
- GamePlan4Care, Resources4Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor Research Institute
Decision Making, Shared, Family Caregiving
A Stakeholder-enhanced Intervention to Improve the Decisional Partnership of Chronic Kidney Disease Dyads (IMPART)
Using a highly innovative methodology, the Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST), the purpose of this study is to pilot test, an optimization trial approach to develop and refine the decision partnering skills of persons with…
- Conditions
- Decision Making, Shared, Family Caregiving, Chronic Kidney Disease
- Trial name
- ImPart (NCT06173323)
- Testing
- ImPart - Improving Chronic Kidney Disease Decisional Partnerships
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Caregiver Stress Syndrome
Caregiving During Crisis
This study will test a prototype pandemic caregiver training and education course designed for caregivers of persons living with dementia (PLWD).
- Trial name
- NCT04939714
- Testing
- Psychoeducational Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Emotional Distress
Resiliency Intervention for Patients With ALS and Their Care-Partners
The purpose of this study is to pilot a resiliency and coping intervention for persons recently diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and their primary informal caregivers.
- Trial name
- RT-ALS (NCT06968468)
- Testing
- Resilient Together ALS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Undiagnosed Disease, Healthy Volunteer (Adult With Typically Developing Child)
Inherited Diseases, Caregiving, and Social Networks
Approximately 66 million informal caregivers care for someone who is ill, disabled, or aged. These caregivers experience significant distress associated with caregiving, which may be particularly salient in the context of…
- Conditions
- Undiagnosed Disease, Healthy Volunteer (Adult With Typically Developing Child), Inherited Neurodegenerative Disorders, Inherited Metabolic Disorders (Inborn Errors of Metabolism)
- Trial name
- NCT01498263
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 682 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Lung Cancer
Hatha Yoga in Lung Cancer Couples
The goal of this research study is to learn the opinion of patients and their caregiving about a couple-based Hatha Yoga program during treatment for cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT01952860
- Testing
- Hatha Yoga, Questionnaires
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Chronic Disease, Caregivers
Evaluation of an Advance Care Planning Activity: Feasibility Testing for a Randomized Controlled Trial
The overarching goal of this project is to facilitate engagement of individuals in effective advance care planning (ACP). Our specific objective is to conduct a randomized, controlled trial to determine whether playing a…
- Trial name
- NCT02619370
- Testing
- Conversation card game, Active Control
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Lauren Van Scoy
Caregiving Stress, Caregiver Burden
SAGE LEAF 2: An Online Program to Reduce Dementia Caregiver Burden
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the SAGE LEAF (Social Augmentation of self-Guided Electronic delivery of the Life Enhancing Activities for Family caregivers) online positive emotion skill-building program delivered…
- Trial name
- SAGE LEAF 2 (NCT06708182)
- Testing
- SAGE LEAF Positive Emotion Skills Course
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Pain, Dementia
Music Based Caregiving in Patients With Pain and Dementia
The main objective of this study is to evaluate the pain-relieving effect of a well-characterized non-pharmacological treatment program, music-based caregiving (MBC), to patients in nursing homes with dementia and pain.
- Conditions
- Pain, Dementia, Music, Activity, Motor
- Trial name
- NCT04229446
- Testing
- Music based caregiving
- Where
- 2 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 276 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Family Caregiving for a Palliative Patient
Supporting Family Caregivers of Palliative Patients at Home: the Carer Support Needs Assessment Intervention
In this project the investigators will train home care nurses to use the Carer Support Needs Assessment Tool (CSNAT) with a group of family caregivers (intervention group) and then compare the family caregivers' quality of life…
- Trial name
- CSNAT (NCT02261935)
- Testing
- Existing home care nursing practice, Practice support tool intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- Kelli Stajduhar
Parenting
ECD Newborn Parenting Education Program
Early childhood development: specifically the first 1000 days of life are of crucial importance. It sets the trajectory for the future and transgenerational health.
- Trial name
- NCT06572254
- Testing
- Early Childhood Development Newborn Parenting Education Program
- Where
- 2 sites in Afghanistan, Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Acute Respiratory Failure, Caregiving Stress
Investigating Dyadic Expectations About ARF Survivorship (IDEAS)
The purpose of this observational study is to understand how adults who survive acute respiratory failure (ARF) and the people (usually family) who support ARF survivors after returning home think about the first 6 months of…
- Conditions
- Acute Respiratory Failure, Caregiving Stress, Mental Health Issue
- Trial name
- IDEAS (NCT06401239)
- Testing
- Dyadic expectations about the ARF survivor's perceived health 6 months after hospital discharge, Self-efficacy, Concordant expectations/shared appraisal of ARF survivor's health 6 months after hospital discharge
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 235 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia
FL-REACH: Pilot Trial of a Brief Dementia Caregiver Intervention
The primary aim of this study is to test feasibility of a modified REACH II intervention in an outpatient clinic.
- Trial name
- FL-REACH (NCT04956874)
- Testing
- FL-REACH
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Central Florida
Colorectal Cancer, Bladder Cancer
Connecting Audio and Radio Sensing Systems to Improve Care at Home
This study aims to assess the usability of the innovative Audio + Radio (AURA) system in enhancing personalized supportive care for cancer patients and caregivers during the post-ostomy care transition by collecting information…
- Conditions
- Colorectal Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Cervical Cancer
- Trial name
- AURA (NCT05344950)
- Testing
- Audio + Radio (AURA)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Support of the Family as a Caregiving System
The Effect of an Electronic Decision Support System on Preventing Pressure Ulcers and Urinary Infections in Home Care
This study evaluated Care-Up, a mobile-compatible web-based decision support system for informal caregivers of patients receiving home healthcare.
- Trial name
- CARE-UP (NCT06927479)
- Testing
- Care-Up Electronic Decision Support System
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Akdeniz University
Caregiving for Cancer
Adapting Psychosocial Resiliency Intervention for Parents of Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer
The study team aims to adapt a psychosocial intervention to reduce psychological distress among the caregiving parents of adolescents and young adults (aged 15-39) who have cancer.
- Trial name
- RAISE (NCT07139769)
- Testing
- Psychosocial Intervention for Parental Caregivers of AYA with Cancer
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zeba Ahmad, Ph.D.
Alzheimer's Disease
Project TAP: Tailored Activities Project
Specific Aims 1. Establish a preliminary effect size for the impact of the intervention on depressive affect and agitated behaviors in persons with dementia in 4 months 2.
- Trial name
- NCT00259467
- Testing
- Home-Based Behavorial Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Caregiver Burnout, Caregiver Stress
Mindful-Compassion Art Therapy for Dementia Care (MCAT-DC) : A Waitlist Randomized Controlled Trial
The current study builds on the empirical foundation of Mindful-Compassion Art Therapy (MCAT) to test its efficacy as a multicomponent, holistic, psycho-socio-spiritual intervention for supporting dementia family caregivers.
- Trial name
- NCT04548089
- Testing
- Mindful-Compassion Art Therapy for Dementia Care (MCAT-DC)
- Where
- 3 sites in Singapore
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nanyang Technological University
Caregiving Stress, Dementia
Providing Evidence-Based Approaches for Caregiver Stress Study
The purpose of this preliminary study is to examine the effects of adult day service use on subjective and physiological measures of stress in 50 Black informal caregivers for individuals with dementia (IWD).
- Trial name
- PEACE (NCT06451250)
- Testing
- Adult Day Service use for family member with dementia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Ptsd
Use of Mobile Apps for Those With PTSD and Their Partners
In layperson's language state the purpose of the study in 3-5 sentences. Previous research has demonstrated that intimate partners can positively influence those with PTSD to seek treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT02780635
- Testing
- Mobile App + Mailed Materials for managing stress associated with PTSD, Mobile App for managing stress associated with PTSD
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 152 people
- Sponsor
- VA Palo Alto Health Care System