Clinical trials: Dementia Caregiver
Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders and Symptoms
Possible Therapy by Phone for Caregivers
Caregivers of adults with dementia report higher stress, including anxiety and depressive symptoms, burden, and existential suffering, than caregivers of people with other chronic diseases.
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders and Symptoms, Caregiver Burnout
- Trial name
- TACTICs (NCT04634396)
- Testing
- ACT Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Mild Cognitive Disorder, Alzheimer Disease
Digital Dementia Registry Bavaria (digiDEM Bayern): a Multicentre, Prospective, Longitudinal Register Study Including People With Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia as Well as Their Family Caregivers
Around 57 million people worldwide live with dementia, with approximately 10 million new cases diagnosed each year. By the end of 2023, around 1.8 million people were living with dementia in Germany, the majority of whom were…
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Disorder, Alzheimer Disease, Vascular Dementia, Dementia in Other Diseases Classified Elsewhere
- Trial name
- digiDEM Bayern (NCT07721701)
- Where
- 12 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School
Dementia, Burden, Caregiver
An Internet-Based Education Program for Care Partners of People Living With Dementia
With the aging population, the prevalence of dementia is increasing dramatically. People living with dementia are highly dependent on family care partners, who may have little knowledge of the disorder.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Burden, Caregiver, Self Efficacy, Knowledge
- Trial name
- NCT05114187
- Testing
- Education Intervention, Education Control
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Dementia
Effects and Costs of a Day Care Centre Program Designed for People With Dementia
Attending day care centres with programs specifically designed for patients with dementia is believed to postpone admittance to nursing home as well as increase quality of life and well-being for both patients and their family…
- Trial name
- ECOD (NCT01943071)
- Testing
- Day care for patients with dementia
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 261 people
- Sponsor
- Norwegian Centre for Ageing and Health
Dementia
The Talking Sense Communication Programme for Dementia Carers
Do family carers of people with dementia benefit from communication therapy and training? This study will only involve carers of people with dementia. Nearly all people with dementia will experience some difficulty communicating.
- Trial name
- NCT01481363
- Testing
- The Talking Sense manual, Treatment as usual - communication information and advice
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Portsmouth
Neurocognitive Disorders
MEMORA-Caregiver : Risk Factors of Caregiver Burden Among Patients With Neurocognitive Disorders or Subjective Cognitive Complaint
The investigators will investigate which patients' characteristics are associated with caregivers burden and its evolution for outpatients visiting a memory clinic, in particular how functional autonomy, behavioral and…
- Trial name
- MEMORA (NCT02825732)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 1,300 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Caregiver Burnout, Dementia
Daily Study of Caregiving Relationships and Health
The purpose of the Daily Study of Caregiving Relationships and Health is to learn how caregiving relationships and social connectedness are associated with dementia caregivers' health, health behaviors, and diurnal patterns of…
- Conditions
- Caregiver Burnout, Dementia, Dementia of Alzheimer Type, Relations, Family
- Trial name
- NCT04682535
- Testing
- Social relationships
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Caregiver Burden
Evaluation of an App to Alleviate Stress Among Caregivers of People With Dementia
Caregivers of people living with dementia experience significant stress which can negatively affect their mental health. The goal of our study is to test a newly developed app that focuses on providing stress management…
- Trial name
- NCT06203639
- Testing
- UR Caregiver, CLEAR Dementia Care
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Regina
Dementia, Memory Loss
Evaluating a Wearable Tracking System for Family Caregivers of Persons With Dementia With Wandering Concerns
This project has two stages feasibility (stage 1) and efficacy of the device (stage II) and is being completed to evaluate a tracking solution system (Care Companion) developed by Koronis Biomedical Technologies (KBT) to assist…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Memory Loss, Caregiver
- Trial name
- NCT07116122
- Testing
- Tracking/finding system
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
BPSD (Behavioral and Psycological Symptoms of Dementia), Expressed Emotion
Integrative Therapeutic Programme to Regulate Expressed Emotions Among Informal Caregivers of People With Dementia
The dual-modal (face-to-face and online approaches), client-customized Caregivers Of dementia Processing Emotions (COPE) programme aims to 1. reduce caregivers' Expressed Emotion (EE), 2.
- Conditions
- BPSD (Behavioral and Psycological Symptoms of Dementia), Expressed Emotion, Depressive Symptom, Caregiving Stress
- Trial name
- COPE (NCT07305415)
- Testing
- Caregivers Of dementia Processing Emotions (COPE)
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Alzheimer's Disease
Safety Study of Passive Immunization for Patients With Mild to Moderate Alzheimer's Disease
This research study will assess whether AAB-001 is safe, well tolerated and effective for use in patients with Alzheimer's Disease. AAB-001 is a new drug that is not available outside this study.
- Trial name
- NCT00174525
- Testing
- AAB-001
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- Pharmacology Research Institute
Dementia
Efficacy of a Dementia Family Caregiver Support Intervention in Vietnam
This is a cluster randomized controlled trial to test the efficacy of a psychosocial intervention to support family caregivers of persons living with dementia in Vietnam.
- Trial name
- NCT04542317
- Testing
- REACH VN, Enhanced control
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 350 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Dementia, Cognitive Impairment
Caring for Persons With Dementia and Their Caregivers in the Community
The study consists of two phases - i) a comprehensive assessment of biopsychosocial needs among cognitively impaired persons and their family caregivers residing in the Whampoa residential estate in Singapore ; ii) a…
- Trial name
- NCT04479033
- Testing
- Multidisciplinary collaborative model of community care management
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School
Caregiver Stress Syndrome
Caregiving and Racial Considerations During a Pandemic Online Training Education
The overall goal of this project is to develop and prototype-test a highly accessible program designed to enhance the mastery of Black American caregivers to provide care to family members or friends living with a dementia…
- Trial name
- CaRE (NCT04732715)
- Testing
- CaRE Course
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Emory 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
Dementia
Effectiveness-Implementation Cluster RCT to Improve Community-dwelling Early Dementia Patients by Music Intervention
This is a 12-week cluster randomized controlled trial utilizing music-with-movement (MWM) intervention compared with usual care to investigate the effect of MWM among subjects with early dementia or mild cognitive impairment…
- Trial name
- NCT03575026
- Testing
- Music-with-movement, Usual care
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Alzheimer Disease or Associated Disorder, Dementia
Dementia Caregivers' Link to Assistance and Resources
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the Dementia Caregivers' Link to Assistance and Resources (DECLARE) program can improve support of, and engagement with, caregivers of home health patients with dementia.
- Trial name
- DECLARE (NCT06860035)
- Testing
- Dementia Caregivers' Link to Assistance and Resources (DECLARE)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Visiting Nurse Service of New York
Cancer
Dyadic Life Review Intervention for Older Patients With Advanced Cancer and Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias and Their Caregivers
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of Dyadic Life Review (DLR) therapy for reducing caregiver distress, measured by caregiver burden to capture the multifaceted experience of distress, among older adults with…
- Trial name
- NCT07796347
- Testing
- Dyadic Life Review
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Caregiver Stress
STRIDE: Stress Reduction in Dementia Caregivers
The investigators aim to conduct a feasibility, proof of concept randomized controlled trial (RCT) of a smartphone app intervention (Healthy Minds Program; HMP) versus Wellness app (WA) among heterogeneous stressed caregivers of…
- Trial name
- NCT05732038
- Testing
- Healthy Minds Program (HMP), Wellness App (WA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 95 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Ductal Adenocarcinoma of Pancreas, Pancreatectomy
Patients With Pancreatic Tumor: Use of an App to Monitor Progress in a Simple and Intuitive Way by Periodically Completing Targeted Questionnaires and Providing Educational and Informational Content (PancreasPlus).
Caring for people with pancreatic cancer requires good coordination between hospital care and care at home, with different healthcare professionals working closely together.
- Conditions
- Ductal Adenocarcinoma of Pancreas, Pancreatectomy, Caregiver, Nutritional Evaluation
- Trial name
- NCT07532590
- Testing
- use of PancreasPlus app
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 185 people
- Sponsor
- Casa di Cura Dott. Pederzoli