Clinical trials: Dementia Caregivers
Dementia, Paratonia
Safety and Effectiveness of Botulinum Toxin in Elderly Patients With Dementia and Muscle Stiffness
Aim of the study is to perform a pilot study to assess the impact of Botulinum toxin on muscle tone, and caregiver burden in individuals who are cognitively impaired and who are fully dependent.
- Trial name
- NCT02212119
- Testing
- Botulinum Toxin, Saline
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Assistive Technology Clinic, Canada
Dementia
Assessment of DeMentia Nutrition Intervention Needs Among Care Recipients and carEgivers
Nutrition is critical for disease prevention and brain health. Malnutrition and weight loss often affect persons with Alzheimer's dementia (PWD), worsening overall health and dementia.
- Trial name
- ADMIRE (NCT05536830)
- Testing
- Nutrition Status
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Dementia
The Development and Evaluation of a Culturally Tailored Support Group Program on the Psychosocial Wellbeing of Family Caregivers of Individuals Living With Dementia in Hong Kong
Hong Kong is also facing the increasing prevalence of dementia. Evidence states that dementia caregivers have poor psychosocial wellbeing including stress, depression and anxiety.
- Trial name
- NCT04334200
- Testing
- Cultivate yourself: support for caregivers of dementia persons
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Dementia, Nutrition Poor
Enhancing Health and Quality of Life for Individuals With Dementia Through Transitional-State Snacks
Malnutrition significantly contributes to the disability and mortality associated with Alzheimer's disease and Alzheimer's disease-related dementias.
- Trial name
- NCT05007730
- Testing
- Transitional-state food therapeutic nutrition supplement
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oregon
Family Caregiver, Dementia
Pair 2 Care: Peer Support for Caregivers of Black Americans Living With Dementia
The purpose of this study is to test a peer support intervention for caregivers who are caring for a loved one living with dementia.
- Conditions
- Family Caregiver, Dementia, Peer Support
- Trial name
- Pair 2 Care (NCT06064955)
- Testing
- Peer Support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Dyadic Family Caregiver-person With Dementia Online Intervention
Living Memory Home-4-Dementia Care Pairs
The purpose of this study is to evaluate an online platform -- the Living Memory Home for Dementia Care Pairs (LMH-4-DCP) for persons with dementia and their family caregivers to engage in reminiscence activities together and…
- Trial name
- LMH-4-DCP (NCT06225986)
- Testing
- LMH-4-DCP, LMH-4-DCP access without reminiscence activities
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
DECIDE: Dyads and Families
The purpose of this study is to design and test a decision-making program that is tailored to support adult daughters making healthcare decisions for their parents who are living with memory loss to improve the quality of life of…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, Caregiver Burden
- Trial name
- NCT05139290
- Testing
- Prototype Intervention
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Dementia
Effectiveness of a Psychoeducation and Support Protocol by Phone in the Aid of Caregivers of Patients With Dementia.
Dementias are neurodegenerative syndromes typical of the elderly population and causing a high degree of disability and sick of dependence on others for care.
- Trial name
- NCT03260608
- Testing
- Telesupport
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 148 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Caregivers
Life Enhancing Activities for Family Caregivers (LEAF 2.0)
The goal of the proposed intervention, called LEAF (Life Enhancing Activities for Family Caregivers) is to reduce burden and increase well-being in Alzheimer's Disease caregivers through the practice of positive emotion skills.
- Trial name
- NCT03610698
- Testing
- LEAF Positive Emotion Intervention, Emotion Reporting Control Condition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 386 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Dementia
Supporting Family Caregivers With Technology for Dementia Home Care
This clinical trial will test the FamTechCare intervention that uses multidisciplinary professional guidance based on in-home video monitoring to support family caregivers in managing challenging behaviors of persons with…
- Trial name
- FamTechCare (NCT02483520)
- Testing
- FamTechCare
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 189 people
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Burnout, Professional, Stress
Impact of an Emotional Robot on Quality of Working Life of Caregivers in a Geriatric Unit
Since February 2016, with the objective of improving the quality of life and the autonomy of residents, the Le Mans General Hospital uses an interactive "emotional" robot within its geriatric wards.
- Conditions
- Burnout, Professional, Stress, Anxiety
- Trial name
- PARO (NCT03994159)
- Testing
- Use of the "PARO" emotional robot
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier le Mans
Alzheimer Disease
A Program to Reduce Inappropriate Medications Among Older Adults With Alzheimer's Disease: Implementation Phase 2
Potentially inappropriate prescribing includes the use of medications that may no longer be necessary or that may increase the risk of harm.
- Trial name
- DPRESCRIBE-AD2 (NCT06368115)
- Testing
- Educational Materials
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11,375 people
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Caregivers Burnout, Frontotemporal Dementia
Support Via Technology: Living and Learning With Advancing FTD
Much effort over the last several decades has been devoted to developing and implementing psychoeducational interventions for family caregiving partners for those with Alzheimer's and relatedm dementias (ADRD).
- Trial name
- STELLA-FTD (NCT05338710)
- Testing
- STELLA-FTD
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Caregiver Burden
A Novel VIRTUAL Reality Intervention for CAREgivers of People With Dementia (VirtualCare)
This clinical trial aims to explore if a virtual reality experience increases the beneficial effect of psychoeducational programs in informal caregivers of people with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease.
- Trial name
- VirtualCare (NCT05780476)
- Testing
- Psychoeducation, Psychoeducation + virtual reality
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 127 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli
BPSD (Behavioral and Psycological Symptoms of Dementia), Expressed Emotion
Integrative Therapeutic Programme to Regulate Expressed Emotions Among Informal Caregivers of People With Dementia
The dual-modal (face-to-face and online approaches), client-customized Caregivers Of dementia Processing Emotions (COPE) programme aims to 1. reduce caregivers' Expressed Emotion (EE), 2.
- Conditions
- BPSD (Behavioral and Psycological Symptoms of Dementia), Expressed Emotion, Depressive Symptom, Caregiving Stress
- Trial name
- COPE (NCT07305415)
- Testing
- Caregivers Of dementia Processing Emotions (COPE)
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Guilt, Depressive Symptoms
Guilt Focused Psychological Intervention
Participants in the intervention study will be 120 caregivers with guilt feelings linked with care and high levels of emotional distress (anxiety and/or depression), randomly allocated to the intervention conditions: intervention…
- Conditions
- Guilt, Depressive Symptoms, Anxious Symptoms, Stress, Physiological
- Trial name
- LONG-CARE (NCT04656808)
- Testing
- Guilt Focused Intervention, Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Caregiver Stress, Dementia
A Study to Evaluate Caregiver Connections Via Technology for Patients With Alzheimer's and Other Types of 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 Dementia, Lewy Body Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT05497817
- Testing
- Algorithm, Random Match
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Care Giving Burden, Dementia
E-Tailored Pain Management Support for Dementia Family Caregivers: Feasibility of the PACE-app
The goal of this clinical trial is to test whether a web-based application called the Pain Control Enhancement App (PACE-app) can support family caregivers in managing pain for their care recipients with dementia.
- Conditions
- Care Giving Burden, Dementia, Chronic Pain, Pain Management
- Trial name
- PACE-app (NCT07032350)
- Testing
- Web-based pain management support tool, Usual Pain Management Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa