Clinical trials: Dementia Caregivers
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
Traumas, Brain, Alzheimer Disease
The COACH Project: Combined Online Assistance for Caregiver Health
This study evaluates the effect of a physical exercise + caregiver skills training on feelings of burden, mood, and biological markers of inflammation in persons who provide care for Veterans with a TBI or dementia.
- Conditions
- Traumas, Brain, Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Head Injury
- Trial name
- COACH (NCT03123224)
- Testing
- Combined Aerobic and Resistance Exercise + Caregiver Skills Training, Stretching Balance and Flexibility + Caregiver Skills Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research
Caregiver Burden, Alzheimer Disease
Virtual Training for Latino Caregivers to Manage Symptoms of Dementia
The goal of this pilot study is to improve the STAR-Caregivers Virtual Training \& Follow-up (STAR-VTF) intervention for Latino caregivers of people living with dementia.
- Conditions
- Caregiver Burden, Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Behavioral Symptoms
- Trial name
- NCT05599100
- Testing
- STAR-Caregivers Virtual Training & Follow-up (STAR-VTF)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
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
Dementia, Neurodegenerative Diseases
Promoting Informed Decision Making Through Advance Care Planning
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the application of a best-practice Advance Care Planning (ACP) model for individuals living with dementia in a sample of nursing homes in Northern Ireland
- Trial name
- NCT02211287
- Testing
- 'Comfort Care at the End of Life for Persons with Dementia', Project Nurse - ACP Facilitator
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 420 people
- Sponsor
- Queen's University, Belfast
Alzheimer's Dementia (AD), Family Caregivers
Rehabilitation of Facial Emotion Recognition in Alzheimer's Disease
EYE-TAR(AD+) is an observational study based on the same design as the princeps EYE-TAR(MA) study, but with a larger number of patients and including an additional evaluation of Facial emotion recognition (based on a more…
- Trial name
- NCT05267028
- Testing
- AD-TAR, AD-Cognitive Stimulation
- Where
- Monaco
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Association de Recherche Bibliographique pour les Neurosciences
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
Dementia
PLAN: Dementia Literacy Education and Navigation for Korean Elders With Probable Dementia and Their Caregivers
Early detection of dementia allows for a transition to early dementia care that may delay or slow deterioration of cognitive functions and functional disabilities and enable families to adequately plan for the potential…
- Trial name
- PLAN (NCT03909347)
- Testing
- PLAN, Standard of Care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 574 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Lewy Body Dementia, Parkinson Disease Dementia
PERSEVERE: Peer Mentor Support and Caregiver Education in Lewy Body Dementia
Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) is the second most common form of degenerative dementia, affecting at least 2.4 million US adults, and the overwhelming majority of persons living with LBD (PLBD) are cared for by family caregivers.
- Conditions
- Lewy Body Dementia, Parkinson Disease Dementia, Dementia With Lewy Bodies, Lewy Body Disease
- Trial name
- NCT06389032
- Testing
- Peer Mentor Support and Caregiver Education, Caregiver Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 622 people
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
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
Exercise, Gait
Rhythmically Entrained Exercise in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro conduct a single-arm intervention trial to investigate the efficacy of a music-based group exercise program for community-dwelling older adults.
- Conditions
- Exercise, Gait, Cognitive Decline, Caregiver Burden
- Trial name
- REECO (NCT05462977)
- Testing
- Group exercise program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Family Caregivers, Dementia
Financial Counseling for Dementia Family Caregivers in Early and Middle Adulthood
The goal of this National Institutes of Health (NIH) Stage 1a study is to develop and pilot test a research- and community-informed financial counseling and advocacy (FCA) intervention for dementia family caregivers in early and…
- Conditions
- Family Caregivers, Dementia, Financial Wellbeing, Financial Coaching
- Trial name
- FCA 4 FC-EAMA (NCT07681401)
- Testing
- Financial Counseling and Advocacy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Alzheimer Disease, Nurse Training
NRC:Improving Healthcare for Cognitively Impaired Elders and Their Caregivers
An multi-stage mixed-method design will be employed to obtain both qualitative and quantitative data to address two study aims: (1) Evaluate and refine the delivery Reducing Disabilities in Alzheimer's Disease (RD- AD) training…
- Trial name
- RDAD&APNs (NCT03289377)
- Testing
- RDAD Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Dementia, Family Caregivers
Dyadic Sport Stacking Program for Mild Dementia and Their Family Caregivers
The goal of this clinical trial is to develop and test a dyadic empowerment-based sport stacking program to improve health outcomes of people with mild dementia and their family caregivers.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Family Caregivers, Dyadic Intervention, Health Related Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT06597981
- Testing
- Dyadic empowerment-based sport stacking, Basic education
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Depressive Symptoms
A Ten-Week Online Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Intervention for Family Caregivers of People With Dementia
This randomized controlled trial aims to assess the effects of a coach-guided ten-week videoconferencing acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) program on mental health outcomes in depressed family caregivers of people with…
- Trial name
- NCT05043441
- Testing
- Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), Psychoeducation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Falls (Accidents) in Old Age
FallsTalk Falls Prevention Program for Caregivers and Persons With Memory Loss or Dementia
This randomized-control trial involves dyads consisting of a family caregiver (CG) and a person with memory loss or dementia (PwD).
- Trial name
- FT-C (NCT03961386)
- Testing
- FallsTalk-C, FallsTalk
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Brookside Research & Development Company
Lewy Body Dementia, Lewy Body Dementia With Behavioral Disturbance
tDCS Effect on Psychotic Symptoms in Dementia With Lewy Bodies (DLB), and Impacts on Caregiver Burden
The goal of this pilot prospective study is to evaluate the effect of tDCS on psychotic-like symptoms in patients with Lewy Body Dementia (LBD).
- Conditions
- Lewy Body Dementia, Lewy Body Dementia With Behavioral Disturbance, Burden, Caregiver, Lewy Body Disease
- Trial name
- MCL-tDCS (NCT06785948)
- Testing
- active-tDCS
- Where
- Monaco
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Association de Recherche Bibliographique pour les Neurosciences
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
Dementia
Animation-based Storytelling Education in Relation to Moral Development in 8-12 Year Olds With Dementia-affected Caregivers
This retrospective, single-blind, parallel group study investigates the impact of animation-based storytelling influence moral development in 8-12 year olds with dementia-affected caregivers.
- Trial name
- dementia care (NCT07004348)
- Testing
- Animation group will receive 4 sessions of animation as education media as intervention.
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northumbria University
Dementia
Pilot Evaluation of Technology-enhanced Horticultural Activities Among the People With Dementia and Their Family Caregivers
Horticultural therapy is one of the effective interventions for the person with dementia(PWD) which could increase their time engaging in leisure activities and decrease their time doing nothing.
- Trial name
- NCT05577975
- Testing
- The Aspara @ smart grower
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University