Clinical trials: Dementia Caregiver
Dementia, Brain Injuries
Building Better Caregivers Online: An Online Workshop for Caregivers of Those With Traumatic Brain Injury, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or Alzheimer's or Other Dementia
The workshop is a 6-week online workshop for caregivers of people with traumatic brain injury, post traumatic stress disorder, or dementia.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Brain Injuries, Stress Disorders, Traumatic
- Trial name
- NCT00799786
- Testing
- Building Better Caregivers Online Workshop
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Parkinson Disease Dementia, Parkinson Disease
Community Outreach for Palliative Engagement -- Parkinson Disease
The purpose of this study is to learn more about the effectiveness of palliative care training for community physicians and telemedicine support services for patients and carepartners with Parkinson's disease and Lewy Body…
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease Dementia, Parkinson Disease, Parkinson's Disease and Parkinsonism, Lewy Body Parkinsonism
- Trial name
- COPE-PD (NCT05222386)
- Testing
- Parkinson Disease Standard Care, Online Community-Supported Palliative Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 632 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Caregiver Burden, Alzheimer's Disease
WeCareToFeedDysphagia to Reduce Care-partner Burden Full-scale RCT
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a newly-created website tool, called WeCareToFeedDysphagia, helps to reduce feelings of burden in care partners of patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD)…
- Conditions
- Caregiver Burden, Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Oropharyngeal Dysphagia
- Trial name
- NCT07250113
- Testing
- WeCareToFeedDysphagia web tool
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 802 people
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Caregiving Stress
Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Family Caregivers
The aim of this study is to investigate the efficiency of a single-session mindfulness-based intervention for reducing stress and promoting psychological health in family caregivers of people with dementia.
- Trial name
- NCT06346223
- Testing
- Mindfulness and psychoeducation, Psychoeducation
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Healthy, Caregiver Burden
Effects of Breathing Therapy and Benson Relaxation Technique on Caregivers of Alzheimer's Patients
This randomized controlled trial aims to investigate the effects of respiratory therapy and the Benson Relaxation Technique on caregiver burden, perceived stress, and self-efficacy among caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's…
- Conditions
- Healthy, Caregiver Burden, Caregiver Stress, Caregiver
- Trial name
- NCT06997523
- Testing
- Breath Therapy and Benson Relaxation Technique
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hülya Nuray Bayraktar
Stress, Carer Stress Syndrome
Self-Management Intervention: Considering Needs & Preferences of Dementia Caregivers (Caregiver Career Study)
How do varying levels of participation in selecting self-management interventions (ranging from no input into the selection to selection based on need or preference) affect health risks and physical and mental health over time in…
- Conditions
- Stress, Carer Stress Syndrome, Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease
- Trial name
- NCT04603482
- Testing
- Resourcefulness training, Biofeedback, Attention Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 328 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Case Western Reserve University
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia
STAR Caregivers - Virtual Training and Follow-up
This study evaluates the effectiveness of a caregiver outreach, training, and support program for caregivers of people with dementia who are using antipsychotic medication to manage agitation/aggression.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Caregiver Burnout
- Trial name
- STAR-C-VTF (NCT04271046)
- Testing
- STAR-C-VTF, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Caregiver Stress, Dementia
A Study of Caregiver Connections Via Technology in Dementia
This research is being done to develop a unique matching process for caregivers of persons living with dementia, such as Alzheimer's disease, Lewy body dementia, frontotemporal degeneration, or other dementia syndromes.
- Conditions
- Caregiver Stress, Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, Lewy Body Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT05779839
- Testing
- Algorithm, Random Match
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 420 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Support Groups for Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment and Their Partners
This study aims at developing and evaluating a support group program for patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and their partners. These patients have defective memory function but are not demented.
- Trial name
- NCT00285753
- Testing
- support groups
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Dementia Caregiver
Developing and Testing a Brief Mindfulness Just-in-time Adaptive Intervention for Reducing Stress of Dementia Caregivers
1. To determine an effective decision rule for delivering brief mindfulness prompts as a function of caregivers' real-time stress state, including whether prompt delivery affects subsequent stress and affect and whether this…
- Trial name
- NCT07714681
- Testing
- Group 1 - Vulnerability, Group 2 - Receptivity
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 195 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Education University of Hong Kong
Alzheimer Disease, Cognitive Impairment
Negotiation Training for Caregiver Communication in AD
The purpose of this study is to design a Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (NDR) training intervention to improve communication and address resolution of conflicts that family caregivers of patients with cognitive impairment…
- Trial name
- NCT04837937
- Testing
- Caregiver vs. Patient [Beginner], Caregiver vs. Caregiver, Caregiver vs. Physician
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Caregivers
Feasibility and Acceptability of an LLM-based Chatbot for Family Caregivers: Evaluation Study
This study evaluates the feasibility and acceptability of using the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot mobile application (an LLM-based Chatbot) to support the well-being of informal care partners of individuals with traumatic…
- Trial name
- NCT07280650
- Testing
- LLM-based Chatbot
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Parkinson's Disease
Vaccination Uptake (VAX) in PD
This is a study to see whether participation in the Edmond J. Safra Interdisciplinary Home Visit Program for Advanced Parkinson's (HVP) increases the rate of age-appropriate vaccinations in people with advanced Parkinson's…
- Trial name
- VAX-PD (NCT02874274)
- Testing
- Standard of Care, Home Visit Program (HVP)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 164 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Grief
Group Therapy For Dementia Caregivers At Risk For Complicated Grief
The investigators are adapting Complicated Grief Group Therapy (CGGT) for soon-to-be bereaved dementia caregivers at risk for complicated grief-Pre-Loss Group Therapy (PLGT) to facilitate healthy death preparedness and eventual…
- Trial name
- PLGT (NCT03177772)
- Testing
- Pre-loss group therapy
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Alzheimer Disease, Caregiver Stress Syndrome
Learning and Improving Alzheimer's Patient-Caregiver Relationships Via Smart Healthcare Technology
The purpose of this project is to develop a monitoring, modeling, and interactive recommendation solution (for caregivers) for in-home dementia patient care that focuses on caregiver-patient relationships.
- Trial name
- NCT04536701
- Testing
- Mood Monitoring and Behavioral Recommendation System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Elopement or Escaping of Nursing Home Resident With or Without Dementia
ESCAPE Study : Validation of a Specific Tool Scoring Residents at Risk of Escaping/Elopement From Nursing Homes (ESCAPE)
Residents' escapes occur even if most of the nursing homes (NH) have set up specific devices to prevent from this risk. Therefore, the need to develop and validate a specific tool to assess the risk of escaping was obvious to the…
- Trial name
- ESCAPE (NCT03662464)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 4,050 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia
A Study of the Safety and Effectiveness of Two Doses of Galantamine Versus Placebo in the Treatment of Patients With Alzheimer's Disease
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of two doses of galantamine (a drug for treating dementia) versus placebo in the treatment of patients with Alzheimer's disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00253201
- Testing
- galantamine hydrobromide
- Volunteers
- 636 people
- Sponsor
- Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.
Alzheimer's Disease (AD), Older Adults (65 Years and Older)
Improv Music Therapy for Older Adults
Older adults and their care partners will participate in music therapy sessions for approximately 8 weeks. Before and after the 8 week study period, participants will fill out questionnaires about their mood, stress levels, and…
- Trial name
- NCT07419022
- Testing
- Clinical Improvisation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer
Multicenter Prospective Cohort of Informal Caregivers in Burgundy and Franche-Comté
Medical progress and modification of lifestyles have prolonged life expectancy, despite the development of chronic diseases. The support and care are often provided by a network of informal caregivers composed of family, friends…
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- ICE (NCT02626377)
- Testing
- Support provided by social worker, Information booklet receipt
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 186 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
Reducing Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia: Hospital Caregivers (Aim 2)
Persons with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) account for 3.2 million hospital admissions per year and have over three times more hospitalizations than those without cognitive impairment, yet hospital caregivers…
- Trial name
- NCT04179721
- Testing
- PES-4-BPSD Model, The attention control condition
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health