Clinical trials: Dementia Caregivers
Caregivers, Alzheimer's Disease
Meditation or Education for Alzheimer Caregivers
The goal is to determine how 6-week stress reduction techniques may decrease stress in primary caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease. The 3 intervention programs are meditation, education, and respite care.
- Trial name
- NCT00558402
- Testing
- Meditation, Education, Respite only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
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, Alzheimer Disease
Our Care Wishes - Dementia
This Our Care Wishes- Dementia pilot study is adapting an existing successful online advance care planning platform to the specific needs of persons living with dementia and shared decision-makers (SDMs) and testing the usability…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, Memory Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT05033262
- Testing
- Our Memory Care Wishes
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Cancer
Cancer Distress Coach Mobile App Trial
The Cancer Distress Coach (CDC) mobile app is a symptom management tool for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in cancer patients and caregivers.
- Trial name
- NCT02986152
- Testing
- Cancer Distress Coach Mobile App
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 569 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Alzheimer Disease
Caring Light Project for Family Caregivers
Caring Light is designed to help caregivers of someone with Alzheimer's Disease and related dementia to cope with the difficulties related to caregiving, reduce stress, and improve quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT04517877
- Testing
- Caring Response App, Traditional Educational/Resources Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 164 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Photozig, Inc.
Alzheimer Disease, Caregivers
Combining a Caregiver Intervention With Aricept Treatment for Mild to Moderate Alzheimer's Disease
A unique multinational study was conducted simultaneously in the USA, England and Australia. The goals of the study were to answer two questions: Does psychosocial support for the family enhance the effectiveness of drug…
- Trial name
- NCT00467766
- Testing
- Psychosocial information, counseling, and support, Donepezil (Aricept)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Australia and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Caregiver Burden
Pre-Pilot: Problem Adaptation THerapy in Caregivers
The proposed pre-pilot project seeks to adapt an evidence-based psychosocial intervention-Pain Adaptation Therapy (PATH)-that employs emotion regulation, behavioral activation, and problem-solving skills training, that will be…
- Trial name
- PATH-Care (NCT05567120)
- Testing
- PATH-Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Dementia
A Trial of a Multi-component Individualized Telephone-based Support Intervention for Adult-child Caregivers Caring for Parents With Dementia
This is the first randomized controlled trial exploring the implementation of a multi-component individualized telephone-based support intervention for adult-child caregivers caring for parents with dementia in China.
- Trial name
- NCT03378050
- Testing
- HEART, Usual Care
- Sponsor
- Yale University
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
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
Dementia
Going Down Memory Lane: A Technological Intervention
Over 90% of people living with dementia (PLWD) experience behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia, including apathy, depression, sleep disruptions, wandering, repetitive behaviours and anxiety.
- Trial name
- NCT04131374
- Testing
- Reminiscence Therapy
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease
Paired Integrative Home Exercise for Seniors With Dementia and Their Caregivers (PairedPLIE)
Specific Aim 1: To determine feasibility of a 20-minute dyadic exercise program for ambulatory individuals with dementia and caregivers living at home based on recruitment, adherence and retention.
- Trial name
- PairedPLIE (NCT02403752)
- Testing
- Paired PLIE Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Dementia
A Study of a Memory Intervention to Improve MA in PWMCI & FCG MA
Background and Purpose: Previous studies indicate that baseline cognitive abilities, especially prospective memory (PM) significantly influence medication adherence.
- Trial name
- NCT02761655
- Testing
- Memory Strategies
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung University
Loneliness
Dementia Caregivers and Contemplative Practice: A Pilot Study
The goal of this study is to test the contemplative practice is feasible and acceptable among informal dementia caregivers population at all stages.
- Trial name
- NCT06075329
- Testing
- Contemplative Practice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 113 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment
In-Home Technology for Caregivers of People With Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment: Rural Homes
This study aims to develop, evaluate, and commercialize an in-home supportive technology that is designed to alleviate anxiety, burden, and loneliness in spousal and familial caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- NCT05159583
- Testing
- In-Home Technology System, Limited In-Home Technology
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Berkeley
Caregiving Stress
Brain Health Project for Korean American Dementia Caregivers
The caregivers of persons with dementia face significant emotional, physical, and financial challenges, particularly among under-resourced communities like Korean Americans, who encounter unique obstacles, including language…
- Trial name
- NCT06928454
- Testing
- Text messages over 8 weeks
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia
Aligning Patient Preferences: a Role Offering Alzheimer's Patients, Caregivers, and Healthcare Providers Education and Support
Nursing home (NH) patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias often receive unwanted, burdensome treatments such as hospitalization.
- Trial name
- APPROACHES (NCT03323502)
- Testing
- APPROACHES ACP Specialist Program, Standard of care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 47,396 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Alzheimer Disease, Late Onset, Stroke
Explore the Sharing Model Intervene to Improve the Knowledge, Attitudes, Service Intentions and Service Start-up Effects of the Eight Major Non-cancer Disease End-stage Caregivers on Well-being and Palliative Care
Since September 1st, 2009, Taiwan has begun to pay attention to the care of patients with organ failure, dementia and the elderly, and brought eight of non-cancer terminal patients into health insurance subsidies to implement the…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Late Onset, Stroke, Heart Failure, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
- Trial name
- NCT05407272
- Testing
- Health Education Manual, manual
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wen-Shiou Pan
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
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia
A Survey Study of the Treatment and Outcome Management in Patients Diagnosed With Alzheimer's Disease
The purpose of this study is to collect and compare information regarding the treatment and outcome of patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease who are receiving either drug or nondrug treatment.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Nervous System Diseases, Mental Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT00291421
- Volunteers
- 2,360 people
- Sponsor
- Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V., Belgium