Clinical trials: Dementia Caregiver
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
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
Caregiver Burden, Caregiver Burnout
Testing & Refinement of CarePair: An Assessment and Referral Platform to Support Family Caregivers of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias.
The purpose of this study is to develop and test CarePair, a mobile application-based needs assessment and service referral platform for family caregivers of persons with dementia designed to alleviate stress and promote…
- Conditions
- Caregiver Burden, Caregiver Burnout, Dementia
- Trial name
- CarePair (NCT06418971)
- Testing
- CarePair
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
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
Dementia, Caregiver
ED PLWD/Care Partner Text Messaging
The purpose of this research study is to develop and test a text-messaging intervention for emergency department (ED) discharge care transitions experienced by caregivers of older adults with cognitive impairment.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Caregiver, Emergency Department, Mobile Health Technology (mHealth)
- Trial name
- CAPTURE (NCT07423871)
- Testing
- CAPTURE Text Message Care Transition Support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
Comparing Structured Retrieval Practice and Reading-Based Education for Dementia Caregivers
Caring for a person living with dementia can be stressful, and many family caregivers report limited access to effective educational resources for managing dementia-related behaviors and caregiver stress.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, Caregiver Stress
- Trial name
- NCT07413406
- Testing
- Structured Retrieval Practice, Reading-Based Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Virginia Wesleyan University
Caregiver Burden, Cognitive Impairment
Evaluating the Efficacy of the Pain Identification and Communication Toolkit
This study will evaluate the Pain Identification and Communication Toolkit (PICT), a multicomponent intervention for caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD).
- Conditions
- Caregiver Burden, Cognitive Impairment, Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- PICT (NCT06168604)
- Testing
- Pain Identification and Communication Toolkit, Health Promotion Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 440 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Alzheimer's Dementia, Neuropsychiatric Symptoms Related to Neurodegenerative Disease
Feasibility of Wearables in Dementia Care in Rural Taiwan
Taiwan is becoming a super-aged society, and more older adults are living with Alzheimer's disease. Many people with Alzheimer's experience behavioral and psychological symptoms, such as agitation, sleep problems, or mood…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer's Dementia, Neuropsychiatric Symptoms Related to Neurodegenerative Disease, Wearable Devices, Caregiver Burden of People With Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT07249918
- Testing
- Re-Timer (light therapy glasses)
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
Dementia
Development and Effectiveness of a User-centered Mobile Application for Informal Caregivers of People Living With Dementia: Randomized Controlled Trial
The research shows that the mobile application developed for informal caregivers of people living with dementia affects caregivers' care burden, quality of life; It was planned as a mixed-type, randomized controlled study to…
- Trial name
- NCT06179667
- Testing
- Mobile Application
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gulhane Training and Research Hospital
Dementia, Informal Caregivers (Family and Friends)
Dementia Choirs for Social and Psychological Wellbeing
Loneliness is common in both persons living with dementia and their informal caregivers, and a factor negatively affecting disease progression, health and wellbeing.
- Trial name
- NCT07011498
- Testing
- Dementia choir
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Norwegian Academy of Music
Caregiver Burnout
Health enSuite Caregivers: an App-based Treatment for Distressed Caregivers of Persons With Moderate Dementia
Health enSuite Caregivers is an e-health program designed to meet some of the most common needs of caregivers of persons with dementia, including information about dementia and dementia care, caregivers' emotional health, formal…
- Trial name
- NCT04944420
- Testing
- Health enSuite Caregivers
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- IWK Health Centre
Dementia, Dementia Caregivers
SOCAV: a Nurse-led Support Programme for Self-direction in People With Dementia
In this study, we tested whether a support program could help people living at home with dementia keep making their own everyday choices for as long as possible, with help from a family caregiver and a home-care nurse.
- Trial name
- SOCAV-program (NCT07347639)
- Testing
- SOCAV-Home Care (self-directed care support for home-dwelling people with dementia)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 85 people
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Dementia, Caregiver Burden
Efficacy of VR Educational Program on Empathy and Attitudes Toward Dementia in Caregivers
This randomized controlled trial evaluated a single-session virtual reality (VR) dementia simulation with guided small-group reflection compared with a time-matched, instructor-led lecture.
- Trial name
- NCT06072274
- Testing
- Virtual reality dementia simulation with guided reflection, Traditional dementia education (lecture)
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 227 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University
Caregiver Burden, Dementia
Mobile App Intervention for Informal Dementia Caregivers
Informal caregivers of persons with dementia (PWD) usually experience elevated levels of caregiving burden and potential depression.
- Conditions
- Caregiver Burden, Dementia, Digital Health
- Trial name
- NCT05551533
- Testing
- Kampung Care App
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute of Mental Health, Singapore
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, Caregiver Stress Syndrome
Traumatic Brain Injury and Alzheimer's Disease/Related Dementias Caregiver Support Intervention
The TBI-AD/ADRD Caregiver Support Intervention (TACSI) incorporates psychosocial and psychoeducational approaches with the objective of: a) identifying stressors associated with caregiving for family members who have the dual…
- Conditions
- Caregiver Burden, Caregiver Stress Syndrome, Caregiver Burnout
- Trial name
- TACSI (NCT05465109)
- Testing
- TBI-AD/ADRD Caregiver Support Intervention (TACSI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Dementia Family Caregiver
A Care Empowerment Program Using Virtual Reality for Family Caregivers of People With Dementia
This study aims to evaluate a care empowerment program using virtual reality on dementia knowledge, attitude, self-efficacy in managing BPSD, empathy and caregiver burden of family caregivers of people with dementia.
- Trial name
- NCT05475002
- Testing
- care empowerment program, Routine family support
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tzu Chi University
Dementia, Caregiver
A Robot-assisted Tailored Activity Programme for People With Dementia and Their Caregivers
To assess the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of the tailored activity programme on improving the physical inactivity of the caregiving dyads.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Caregiver, Physical Activity, Psychological Well Being
- Trial name
- NCT07239869
- Testing
- Intervention, Control
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Dementia Caregiver, Digital Education Interventions
Developing and Evaluating a Digital Intervention Aiming to Support Informal Caregivers of People With Dementia
The goal of this feasibility trial is to test the acceptability and feasibility of a new digital education pro-gram, the Caregiver Education Resource for Dementia (CARE-Dem).
- Trial name
- NCT07248241
- Testing
- Digital support tool
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Center for Clinical Research and Prevention
Caregivers Burnout, Frontotemporal Dementia
Support Via Technology: Living and Learning With Advancing FTD
Much effort over the last several decades has been devoted to developing and implementing psychoeducational interventions for family caregiving partners for those with Alzheimer's and relatedm dementias (ADRD).
- Trial name
- STELLA-FTD (NCT05338710)
- Testing
- STELLA-FTD
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University