Clinical trials: Dementia, Familial
Dementia Caregivers
Juntos/Together Program to Build Confidence for Complex Care Tasks Among Latino Family Caregivers
The overall goal of this study is to culturally adapt and test the effectiveness of Learning Skills Together (LST) in improving self-efficacy among Latino family caregivers.
- Trial name
- NCT05582473
- Testing
- LST-LC Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
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)
Dementia
Brief Behavioural Treatment for Insomnia in Dementia Carers
Background: between 50-74% of dementia carers report some sleep disturbance. However, relatively few studies have looked at psychological treatment for insomnia in this group.
- Trial name
- NCT02983032
- Testing
- BBTI
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Alzheimer Dementia, Family Caregivers
Rehabilitation of Facial Emotion Recognition in Alzheimer's Disease
This study aims to evaluate impacts of an emotion recognition rehabilitation program, named Training of Affect Recognition, on social cognition abilities in Alzheimer's disease (AD).
- Trial name
- EYE-TAR(MA) (NCT04730440)
- Testing
- AD-TAR, AD-Cognitive Stimulation
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Impact of EsTOCma on OCD Family Members
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the acceptability, feasibility, and effectiveness of esTOCma in families and relatives of individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
- Trial name
- esTOCma family (NCT06616350)
- Testing
- esTOCma: an app to fight stigma associated with OCD
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 211 people
- Sponsor
- University of Valencia
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
Mindfulness-Based Intervention Using Consumer-Grade Wearable Devices with Biofeedback for Family Caregivers of People with Dementia
The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of a brief mindfulness training intervention using a consumer-grade wearable device with biofeedback for reducing stress and promoting psychological health in family…
- Trial name
- NCT06619938
- Testing
- Mindfulness With Biofeedback, Mindfulness Without Biofeedback
- Volunteers
- 260 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Frontotemporal Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
Young Onset Dementia - the Difficult Diagnosis and the Stressful Life for the Whole Family
People diagnosed with young onset dementia are today mostly assigned to the same healthcare services as people developing dementia at an older age.
- Trial name
- NCT02055092
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Norwegian Centre for Ageing and Health
Dementia, Family
Upgraded Smart Cloth Home Care System for Persons With Dementia
The purposes of this study are to develop an upgraded version of the smart-clothes home care model that include an interactive family caregiver App, and to examine its effect on a randomized controlled trial.
- Trial name
- NCT05476809
- Testing
- smart-cloth assisted home nursing
- Where
- 2 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Mental Health (Depression), Mental Health and General Well-being
Thrive at Home: A Virtual Reality Social Intervention for Older Adults
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether a virtual reality (VR) based social platform can improve mental health and social connection for older adults who receive in-home care.
- Conditions
- Mental Health (Depression), Mental Health and General Well-being, Loneliness, Well Being
- Trial name
- Thrive at Home (NCT07835568)
- Testing
- Full Virtual Reality Social Intervention, Abbreviated Virtual Reality Social Intervention
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Santa Barbara
Guilt, Depressive Symptoms
Guilt Focused Psychological Intervention
Participants in the intervention study will be 120 caregivers with guilt feelings linked with care and high levels of emotional distress (anxiety and/or depression), randomly allocated to the intervention conditions: intervention…
- Conditions
- Guilt, Depressive Symptoms, Anxious Symptoms, Stress, Physiological
- Trial name
- LONG-CARE (NCT04656808)
- Testing
- Guilt Focused Intervention, Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Transthyretin-Related (ATTR) Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy
Efficacy and Safety of AG10 in Subjects with Transthyretin Amyloid Polyneurophathy
See updated study design under NCT04882735. Phase 3 efficacy and safety of AG10 compared with placebo in subjects with symptomatic Transthyretin Amyloid Polyneuropathy (ATTR-PN)
- Trial name
- ATTRibute-PN (NCT04418024)
- Testing
- AG10
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Eidos Therapeutics, a BridgeBio company
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
Family Caregivers
Mobile App Psychological Interventions for Family Dementia Caregivers
Family caregivers of persons with dementia often experience chronic stress and insomnia, resulting in decreased mental and physical health.
- Trial name
- NCT05253443
- Testing
- Mentalizing Imagery Therapy and caregiver skills mobile application, Caregiver skills mobile application
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 135 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Delirium Superimposed on Dementia
Study of the Aliviado DSD Caregiving Mastery Program
Delirium superimposed on dementia (DSD) is an acute and serious condition that is common in persons living with dementia (PLWD). Involvement of family caregivers may aid prevention, early detection, and management of DSD.
- Trial name
- NCT05630014
- Testing
- Aliviado DSD Caregiving Mastery Program
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
Learning Skills Together Family Caregiver Complex Intervention
Learning Skills Together (LST) is a 6-week psychoeducational intervention focused on complex care (nursing) tasks completed by family caregivers to persons living with Alzheimer's Disease and related dementias.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, Caregiver Burden, Self Efficacy
- Trial name
- LST (NCT05846984)
- Testing
- Learning Skills Together Intervention, Caregiver Healthy Living Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 216 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Case Western Reserve University
Alzheimer Disease
A Trial to Support Caregivers of Patients With Dementia in Italy: the UP-TECH Project
The UP-TECH project aims at developing an UPgrading quality of care for Alzheimer's disease patients through the integration of services and the use of new TECHnologies in order to also improving the quality of life of their…
- Trial name
- UP-TECH (NCT01700556)
- Testing
- Case Manager, Assistive Technologies, light support
- Where
- 5 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 438 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto Nazionale di Ricovero e Cura per Anziani
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Aggressive Behaviour
Reintegrating Children Living at Landfills in Burundi Into Society by Means of a Comprehensive Family Program Addressing Maltreatment and Mental Health Symptoms
Children living at the landfills of Bujumbura are often exposed to maltreatment, including emotional neglect and physical abuse, and traumatic experiences. Furthermore, they grow up in severe poverty.
- Conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Aggressive Behaviour, Parental Maltreatment, Days Spent at the Landfill
- Trial name
- NCT03846154
- Testing
- Comprehensive family intervention including individual sessions of FORNET
- Where
- Burundi
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Konstanz
Critically Ill, Intensive Care Unit Delirium
Physical Restraints in Intensive Care Unit Patients
The use of physical restraints is common practice in Intensive Care Units (ICU). This medically prescribed procedure requires full attention of medical and paramedical teams for its implementation, monitoring and ending, as a…
- Conditions
- Critically Ill, Intensive Care Unit Delirium, Delirium Confusional State, Agitation,Psychomotor
- Trial name
- ARBORéa (NCT04957238)
- Testing
- ARBORea decision-making tool
- Where
- 19 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
C9ORF72 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Understanding Clinical Phenotype and Collecting Biomarker Samples in C9ORF72 ALS
This research study is being performed to better understand a specific form of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) caused by a mutation (or abnormality) of the C9ORF72 gene.
- Trial name
- NCT02686268
- Where
- 8 sites in United States, Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine