Clinical trials: Caregiving
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
Caregiver Burden
ACT-CSP for Family Caregivers of Palliative Care Patients
The goal of the study is to test the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary efficacy of an acceptance and commitment therapy for supporting caregiver programme (ACT-CSP) on reduction of caregiver burden, anxiety and…
- Trial name
- NCT06221189
- Testing
- ACT-CSP
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Home Parenteral Nutrition
Technological Home Care: Improving HPN Care With Videophone And Internet Education
The purpose of this study is to help people with home parenteral nutrition (HPN) to avoid infections and feelings of depression or fatigue and to test how their health and quality of life change over time.
- Trial name
- NCT00315094
- Testing
- Caregiving support interventions (FamTechCare)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 172 people
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas
Advanced Cancer
Identifying Family Members in Need of Support While Caregiving and After Loss
This screening tool will be used to identify significant relations of patients with advanced medical illness or serious hospitalization and family individuals who lost their loved one and who could use professional support in the…
- Trial name
- NCT02455505
- Testing
- background questionnaire, bereavement risk screening tool
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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
Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
EPIC: An Intervention for Early-stage AD Dyads - Adapted for Virtual Delivery
EPIC II (Early-Stage Partners in Care) is a research project designed to assist people with early-stage memory loss and their care partners by providing early-stage related education and skill-training sessions, held via Zoom…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, Memory Loss
- Trial name
- NCT03144921
- Testing
- psychoeducational skills training intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 272 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Child Development, Child Behavioral Problems
LOVING (Learning About Our Behavior is Valuable for Increasing Nurturing Relationships and Healthy Growth) RCT
The LOVING study is a randomized controlled trial designed to determine whether adaptations to an internationally recognized parenting program that enhances sensitive caregiving likewise improves sensitive caregiving in Singapore…
- Conditions
- Child Development, Child Behavioral Problems, Parent Child Relationship
- Trial name
- LOVING (NCT07687524)
- Testing
- VIPP-SD-SingH, "Video-Feedback Intervention to Promote Positive Parenting and Sensitive Discipline Adapted for the Singapore Context with a Health Component", CARE-SD, "Caregiver Awareness of Relationships through E-learning for Sensitivity and Discipline", NeuroEducation for Parents
- Where
- 5 sites in Singapore
- Volunteers
- 624 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University of Singapore
Depression, Stress, Psychological
Rural Dementia Caregiver Project
Rural caregivers face challenges of geographic isolation and lower health care access and quality. Many rural dementia caregivers experience serious health consequences due to caregiving responsibilities that can limit their…
- Conditions
- Depression, Stress, Psychological, Self Efficacy, Loneliness
- Trial name
- NCT04428112
- Testing
- Building Better Caregivers Workshop, Attention Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 418 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Dementia
Practice of Acceptance, Awareness, and Compassion in Caregiving (PAACC)
The Primary objective of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of mindfulness based caregiver intervention, Practice of Acceptance, Awareness, and Compassion in Caregiving (PAACC) compared to an established cognitive…
- Trial name
- PAACC (NCT03447860)
- Testing
- PAACC, REACH-VA
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 142 people
- Sponsor
- Salem Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Alzheimer Dementia, Caregiver
Telephone-delivered Mindfulness Intervention for African American Dementia Caregivers
This study is assesses the feasibility and acceptability of telephone-delivered mindfulness training designed to alleviate caregiver burden for African-American rural caregivers of individuals with moderate to severe dementia, as…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Dementia, Caregiver, Dementia Alzheimers
- Trial name
- NCT04058886
- Testing
- Telephone-delivered Mindfulness
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Professional Role
Efficacy of an Attachment-based Intervention in Residential Care (CareME)
CareME is a group attachment-based intervention program developed for improving relational abilities in professional caregivers working in Youth Residential Care (YRC) settings.
- Trial name
- CareME (NCT05600439)
- Testing
- CareME
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro
Glioma
Simulation-Based Caregiving Skills Training for Family Members of High Grade Glioma Patients
Family caregivers of patients with a primary brain tumor experience a high caregiving load including assistance with activities of daily living without any formal training.
- Trial name
- NCT05511324
- Testing
- Questionnaires, Caregiver Assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 124 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
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
Caregiver Burden, Caregiver Stress Syndrome
WECARE: A Behavioral Intervention for Dementia Caregivers
This study aims to pilot test a culturally tailored behavioral intervention called "WECARE" to enhance caregiving mastery and improve psychosocial wellbeing of Chinese American family caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's…
- Trial name
- WECARE (NCT05992467)
- Testing
- Wellness Enhancement for Caregivers (WECARE)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- George Mason University
Stunting
Simulation-Based Education and Caregiving Ability Among Families of Stunted Children
Stunting can affect children's growth and development and requires not only nutritional management but also appropriate stimulation and responsive caregiving.
- Trial name
- NCT07769723
- Testing
- Simulation-Based Education, Standardized Growth and Development Education Module
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Universitas Muhammadiyah Tasikmalaya
Heart Failure, Caregiver Burden
Effect of the PLAN CUIDARTE on the Caregiving Competence of People With Heart Failure
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), by 2021 cardiovascular diseases (CVD) will be a public health problem, among them heart failure (HF), since this is a chronic disease, patients should be competent in their care.
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Caregiver Burden, Discharge Plan, Care Transitions
- Trial name
- PLANCUIDARTE (NCT06309875)
- Testing
- PLAN CUIDARTE, Conventional care
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad de la Sabana
Parents
Father-Inclusive Parenting Intervention in Mwanza, Tanzania
This cluster-randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the impact of a couples-based parenting program, "Familia Bora," on mothers' and fathers' parenting, couples' relationships, gender, and early child development in the…
- Trial name
- NCT07025447
- Testing
- Familia Bora
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 792 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Heart Failure, Caregiver
Testing Heart Failure Resilience Intervention for Caregivers (HEROIC) in Advanced Heart Failure
This study will test the mechanisms of a multi-component, nurse-led, primary palliative care intervention, HEart failure Resilience Intervention for Caregivers (HEROIC) to improve caregiver mental well-being, patient…
- Trial name
- NCT07805811
- Testing
- HEROIC program, Active Comparator Control 1
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Physiological Conditions, Distress, Emotional
Hand in Hand: Feasibility of a Compassion-Focused App to Support Parents of Children With Mental Health Problems
Parents of children and adolescents with mental health problems may experience substantial caregiving burden and emotional distress, including persistent stress, self-criticism, shame, and parental burnout.
- Conditions
- Physiological Conditions, Distress, Emotional, Caregiving Stress, Burnout
- Trial name
- NCT07840404
- Testing
- App-based Compassion Program
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Alzheimer's Disease
Project ACT: Advancing Caregiving Techniques
The specific aims of this study are to: 1. Test the immediate effectiveness of the intervention to reduce caregiver upset with targeted disruptive behaviors (primary outcome).
- Trial name
- NCT00259480
- Testing
- Home Based Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 272 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University