Clinical trials: Dementia Caregivers
Dementia
An Innovative Caregiver Tool to Assess and Manage Behavioral Symptoms of Dementia
Behavioral symptoms that commonly occur with dementia are associated with increased health care utilization and can lead to challenges for the person living with dementia and their caregivers.
- Trial name
- NCT02420535
- Testing
- Immediately Receive Tool, One Month Delay
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 114 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Dementia
Cognitive Outcomes During COVID-19 confiNemeNt in Elderly and Their Caregivers Using Technologies for DEMentia
Coronavirus disease 2019 has forced worldwide the implementation of unprecedented restrictions to control its rapid spread and mitigate its impact.
- Trial name
- CONNECTDEM (NCT04385797)
- Testing
- Telephone interview
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Fundación Pública Andaluza para la Investigación de Málaga en Biomedicina y Salud
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
Dementia, Alzheimer Disease (AD)
Impact of Musical Therapeutic Intervention on Depression in Dementia Patients and Caregiver Burden
This single-site interventional study evaluated the effects of receptive live music therapy on depression in patients with dementia and caregiver burden at the AMAVIDA Memory Care Unit in Fort Myers, Florida.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Alzheimer Disease (AD), Depression Chronic, Caregiver Burden of People With Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT07069530
- Testing
- Receptive Music Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Florida SouthWestern State College
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's Disease, Caregivers
Nurse Managed Clinic for Dementia Patients and Family Caregivers
This study evaluates the effectiveness of a nurse-managed interdisciplinary (nursing and occupational therapy) clinic serving community dwelling dementia patients and their spouse caregivers.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer's Disease, Caregivers, Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT00012831
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Mental Health, Quality of Life
Social Media-based Electronic Bibliotherapy for Dementia Caregivers
This study aims to assess the efficacy of social media-based electronic bibliotherapy in improving the well-being of informal caregivers of people with dementia compared to a control group.
- Conditions
- Mental Health, Quality of Life, Dementia Caregivers
- Trial name
- NCT06327022
- Testing
- Social media-based electronic bibliotherapy, Usual care
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Dementia, Caregivers
VA Cultivating Access to Resources, Education, and Skills for Dementia Caregivers
The purpose of this study is to study the effects of an education and skill-building intervention on family caregivers of Veterans with dementia.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Caregivers, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Brain Diseases
- Trial name
- VACARES (NCT02106065)
- Testing
- Education and Skill-Building Rehabilitation (ESBR), Supplemental Education Materials
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Huntington Disease
Couple and Spouse Caregiver in Huntington's Disease
The objectives are to better document the psychosocial status and needs of caregiver of HD patients and understand the dyad functioning, facing the disease at various stages.
- Trial name
- COCOON (NCT04394767)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Lille
Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia
Tools for Distance Delivery of an Evidence-based AD Family Caregiver Intervention
A 20+ year randomized controlled trial (RCT) demonstrated the many benefits of a counseling and support intervention for spouse caregivers, the NYU Caregiver Intervention (NYUCI).
- Trial name
- NCT02347202
- Testing
- Online counseling via Zoom teleconferencing, Telephone support as needed
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 135 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Dementia, Carer Stress Syndrome
Effect of a Dyadic Multisensory and Cognitive Stimulation Program for People With Dementia and Their Caregivers
Although multisensory and cognitive stimulation therapy was shown as an effective intervention in improving cognition and behavioral symptoms of people with dementia (PWD), it is not commonly found as an element in the previous…
- Trial name
- NCT03803592
- Testing
- Dyadic MCS program
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Alzheimer Disease
Pharmaceutical Collaborative Care Integrated to a Multidisciplinary Psychosocial Program
Caring for patients with Alzheimer Disease or Related Disorders (ADRD) is accompanied with a caregiver burden that increases with the progression of the disease.
- Trial name
- PHARMAID (NCT02802371)
- Testing
- Psychosocial intervention, Pharmaceutical care and psychosocial support
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Dementia Caregiver
The Existential Cognitive Intervention to Enhance Positive Aspect of Caregiving (EXCITE-PAC) in a Dementia Context
Research evidence is emerging on the co-existence of a positive caregiving experience in the physically and psychosocially taxing dementia care context, but little attention has been paid to promoting the positive aspects of…
- Trial name
- EXCITE-PAC (NCT07396298)
- Testing
- Existential-cognitive intervention to enhance PAC, Usual care
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 304 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Cognitive Impairment, Mild, Dementia, Mild
Identify the Benefits CAREGIVERSPRO-MMD Platform Use Based on the Information and Communications Technology, Dedicated to the Support and Assistance of Dyads Living With Neurocognitive Diseases and Their Primary Caregivers
Our main goal is to test a web platform accessible by computers, smartphones and tablets, addressed specifically to caregivers and people with mild cognitive deterioration or mild to moderate dementia providing added value…
- Trial name
- CAREGIVERSPRO (NCT03536975)
- Testing
- Platform
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Rouen
Dementia
Comparison of Effectiveness and Costs of Post-diagnosis Treatment in Dementia
In the Netherlands a rapidly increasing number of multidisciplinary memory clinics (MMC) currently diagnose 25% of the patients with dementia.
- Trial name
- AD-Euro (NCT00554047)
- Testing
- Multidisciplinary Memory Clinic, General Practitioners
- Where
- 9 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 220 people
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Alzheimer's Disease
Reminiscence, Anxiety and Early Alzheimer's Disease
This study seeks to establish the acceptability and evaluate the limited efficacy of Simple Reminiscence (SR), a home-delivered non-pharmacological intervention designed to relieve stress, improve affect, and prevent or quell…
- Trial name
- NCT02319681
- Testing
- Simple Reminiscence (SR), Attention Control (AC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Direct Care Workers, Dementia Caregiver
Virtual Reality for Caregiver Assembly, Relief, Empowerment, and Support (VR-CARES)
The VR-CARES project is an innovative, collaborative effort that invites dementia care professionals into the design process of a virtual reality platform seeking to mitigate their work-related burden and social isolation by…
- Conditions
- Direct Care Workers, Dementia Caregiver, In-Home Care, Caregiver Social Support
- Trial name
- VR-CARES (NCT07430371)
- Testing
- Rendever VR Social Engagement Platform, VR-CARES Platform
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rendever, Inc.
Alzheimer Disease
Accompanying ALZHEIMER CAREGIVER
Initiatives have been taken hotline in France and abroad for other conditions, they provide support to patients and their caregivers.
- Trial name
- ACCAIDANT (NCT03994237)
- Testing
- semi-structured interview
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bordeaux
Dementia
Self-management and HeAlth Promotion in Early-stage Dementia With E-learning for Carers
This study aims to assess if an educational programme combining approaches of self-management, health promotion, and e-learning will improve self-efficacy and other key health and mental health outcomes for people with mild to…
- Trial name
- SHAPE (NCT04286139)
- Testing
- SHAPE
- Where
- 5 sites in Australia, Norway and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 210 people
- Sponsor
- Helse Stavanger HF
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