Clinical trials: Dementia Caregivers
Dementia, Quality of Life
Caring for Caregivers and People Living With Dementia Under Home-Based Primary Care
The goal of this clinical trial is to develop a dementia care intervention for persons receiving home-based primary care (HBPC) and living with dementia (PLWD) and their caregivers, and test the feasibility of implementing the…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Quality of Life, Caregiver Stress
- Trial name
- NCT05849259
- Testing
- Dementia Care Quality at Home
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Dementia, Cognitive Impairment
Functionally-tailored Oral Care Intervention for Community-dwelling Older Adults With Dementia and Their Caregivers
The specific aims of this study are: Aim 1. Develop a staged and modifiable dyadic oral care intervention to provide functionally-tailored oral care rehabilitation for community-dwelling persons with dementia (PWD) and need-based…
- Trial name
- NCT04238520
- Testing
- Functionally Tailored Oral Care Intervention, Control Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xi Chen
Frailty, Caregiver Burden
Benefits of Strength Training in Informal Caregivers of Patients With Alzheimer's Disease
Informal caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease experience high physical and psychological burden, increasing their risk of frailty, anxiety, and caregiver burnout.
- Conditions
- Frailty, Caregiver Burden, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT07388186
- Testing
- Progressive Muscle Relaxation, Functional Strength Training
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Salamanca
Alzheimer's Disease
Telephone Resources and Assistance for Caregivers (TRAC)
The purpose of this randomized clinical trial is to test a 12-month multi-component health promotion intervention with home-based family caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's Disease and other related dementias.
- Trial name
- TRAC (NCT00721383)
- Testing
- Enhancing Physical Activity Intervention, CSBI
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 211 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Alzheimer's Disease (Incl Subtypes), Depressive Symptoms
Beyond Listening: A Music-based Intervention
Study will be conducted to determine if caregivers who use music at home will feel less burden and whether the person they are caring for will demonstrate decreased symptoms of dementia.
- Trial name
- NCT04840173
- Testing
- Music
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MJHS Institute for Innovation in Palliative Care
Dementia
A Phone Intervention for Family Dementia Caregivers in Vietnam
This is a cluster randomized controlled trial to examine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of the phone version of REACH VN, a psychosocial culturally adapted Alzheimer's family caregiving intervention, to…
- Trial name
- NCT05481320
- Testing
- REACH VN Phone Intervention, Enhanced Control
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Dementia, Caregivers
The Balance Study Balancing Life and Reducing Stress For Those Providing Elder Care
The primary goals of this exploratory/developmental (R21) study are to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a MBSR intervention for caregivers of patients with dementia, and to estimate the effectiveness of program…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Caregivers, Stress
- Trial name
- Balance (NCT00615082)
- Testing
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Caregiver Education & Social Support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- HealthPartners Institute
Stress, Dementia
Life Enhancing Activities for Family Caregivers
Life Enhancing Activities for Family Caregivers is a six-week program designed to increase positive affect in people who care for a family member with dementia.
- Conditions
- Stress, Dementia, Affect
- Trial name
- LEAF (NCT01825681)
- Testing
- Positive Affect
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 175 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
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
Dementia, Depression
A Support Program for Carers of Persons With Dementia
Dementia is one of the most common and devastating diseases in the elderly, it leads to helplessness, no cure exists and therefore care is necessary to provide.
- Trial name
- DIF2 (NCT01287767)
- Testing
- A multidimensional support program
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 230 people
- Sponsor
- Norwegian Centre for Ageing and Health
Caregivers of Persons With Dementia
Improving Dementia Caregiver Sleep & the Effect on Heart Disease Biomarkers
The purpose of the study is to determine whether a combined intervention of a night home monitoring system and cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBTi) is effective in improving sleep in dementia caregivers who arise at…
- Trial name
- NCT01550172
- Testing
- Sleep Behavioral Therapy A and NHMS, Sleep Behavioral Therapy B and NHMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Depression
Comparing Delivery Methods of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depressed African-American Dementia Caregivers
This study will compare the effectiveness of face-to-face cognitive behavioral therapy versus telephone-based cognitive behavioral therapy for treating African Americans who care for family members with dementia.
- Trial name
- NCT00769769
- Testing
- Psychotherapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 106 people
- Sponsor
- Robert L. Glueckauf
Dementia (Diagnosis), Mild Cognitive Impairment
Choose Myself (Before) Losing Myself
The purpose of this study is to see if an educational interactive booklet about how dementia progresses throughout a person's life can be a helpful tool for patients to think about future decisions that might need to be made…
- Conditions
- Dementia (Diagnosis), Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease
- Trial name
- CYOA (NCT07846566)
- Testing
- CYOA booklet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Caregivers, Decision Making
"Safety in Dementia": An Online Caregiver Intervention
In an online randomized trial of Safety in Dementia with national recruitment and longitudinal follow-up, we will recruit informal caregivers of community-dwelling adults with dementia who have firearm access.
- Conditions
- Caregivers, Decision Making, Alzheimer Disease, Social Media
- Trial name
- NCT05173922
- Testing
- Safety in Dementia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Depression, Anxiety, Stress
Mobile-Phone-Based Psychoeducation for Dementia Caregivers in Vietnam
The goal of this study is to determine whether a mobile phone-based psychoeducational intervention can reduce stress among caregivers of individuals with dementia in Vietnam.
- Trial name
- NCT06700551
- Testing
- Psychoeducation
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 172 people
- Sponsor
- Nguyen Tran To Tran
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia
Technology and Family Thriving Study
The purpose of this project is to test the impact of different forms of technology (virtual reality vs. video chat) on quality of life and family relationships in older adults who reside in senior living communities and an adult…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Caregiver Burnout, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- Thrive (NCT05150990)
- Testing
- Virtual Reality, Video Chat
- Where
- 27 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 186 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Santa Barbara
Psychological Distress
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Family Caregivers of People With Dementia
The pilot project aims to investigate the feasibility and the preliminary efficacy of a guided online acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) intervention for distressed family caregivers of people with dementia.
- Trial name
- NCT04458870
- Testing
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Transfer Impairment
Evaluating the CG ASSIST Program for Caregiving Dyads
The CG ASSIST Project is a four-year study for older Veterans with transfer impairments and informal caregivers. CG ASSIST is an in-home training program for dyads designed to teach Veterans how to safely, skillfully, and (when…
- Trial name
- CG ASSIST (NCT02021565)
- Testing
- Immediate Intervention Group, Delayed Intervention Control Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia
The Residential Care Transition Module
Emerging research on family caregiving and institutionalization has emphasized that families do not disengage from care responsibilities following a relative's admission to residential long-term care settings.
- Trial name
- RCTM (NCT02915939)
- Testing
- The Residential Care Transition Module
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Dementia
Technologies to Reduce Caregiver Burden for Informal Caregivers of People With Dementia
This randomized controlled trial aims to recruit a total of 320 dyads composed by persons with dementia living in community settings and their primary informal caregivers.
- Trial name
- TECH@HOME (NCT02733939)
- Testing
- Home monitoring kit
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Lund University