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NCT04330482 | COMPLETED | Dementia

Translating a Dementia Caregiver Intervention Into a Mobile Application
Sponsor:

Rhode Island Hospital

Information provided by (Responsible Party):

Geoffrey Tremont

Brief Summary:

The overall goal of this development project is to combine elements of two efficacious interventions into a mobile health (mHealth) App for informal dementia caregivers. The investigators will conduct a 3-month feasibility trial of the newly-developed CARE-Well App in 40 dementia caregivers to establish acceptability and feasibility of the intervention, study procedures, and outcome measures.

Condition or disease

Dementia

Alzheimer Disease

Caregiver Burnout

Intervention/treatment

CARE-Well App

Internet Links

Phase

NA

Detailed Description:

Caring for a person with dementia is a highly stressful activity and is associated with negative physical and mental health consequences, including increased risk of depression and worse reported health-related quality of life. The proposed project aims to develop and translate an evidence-based, multi-component intervention into a mHealth App that has the potential to increase dementia caregivers' access to support and care. The investigators will conduct a feasibility trial, in which 40 dementia caregivers will be randomized to receive a computer tablet preloaded with the CARE-well App or preloaded with internet links relevant to dementia and caregiving. Paper outcome measures will be assessed at baseline and end of intervention (3 months) during each study visit. To measure sustainability of the App, the first 10 caregivers from each group will be offered the tablets for an additional month to monitor usage of the App outside the formal trial. The goal of this aim is to determine feasibility of the intervention, study procedures, and outcome measures.

Study Type : INTERVENTIONAL
Estimated Enrollment : 40 participants
Masking : SINGLE
Primary Purpose : TREATMENT
Official Title : Translating a Dementia Caregiver Intervention Into a Mobile Application
Actual Study Start Date : 2020-01-13
Estimated Primary Completion Date : 2022-05-30
Estimated Study Completion Date : 2022-05-30

Information not available for Arms and Intervention/treatment

Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: 1
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
  • * Adequate English-speaking and reading skills
  • * Provide at least 4 hours of supervision per day for the care recipient (either directly or by telephone)
  • * Live in the community (either with the care recipient or without)
  • * Have provided supervision/ assistance for at least 6 months prior to study enrollment and have no plans to place care recipient in long term care or to end their role as caregiver within 6 months of study enrollment.
  • * Report some degree of distress associated with caregiving
  • * Access to Wifi at home
Exclusion Criteria
  • * Major acute medical illness
  • * Severe mental illness (e.g. bipolar, schizophrenia)
  • * Diagnosed cognitive impairment
Translating a Dementia Caregiver Intervention Into a Mobile Application

Location Details

NCT04330482

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Locations

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United States, Rhode Island

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island, United States, 02881

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United States, Rhode Island

Rhode Island Hospital

Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02903