University of California, Berkeley
Robert Levenson
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, other dementias, or mild cognitive impairment by integrating wearable devices (e.g., Apple Watches).
Dementia
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Alzheimer Disease
In-Home Technology System
Limited In-Home Technology
NA
This study aims to develop, refine, evaluate, and commercialize a hardware/software system designed to integrate in-home sensors and devices, Internet-of-Things technologies (i.e., devices that can be controlled and communicated with via the internet), and social networking to create a more safe and supportive home environment for caregivers and people who have Alzheimer's disease, other dementias, or mild cognitive impairment. The system monitors troublesome behaviors in people with dementia or mild cognitive impairment (e.g., wandering), and targets mechanisms (e.g., worry, social isolation) thought to link behavioral symptoms in people with dementia or mild cognitive impairment with adverse caregiver outcomes (declines in health and well-being). The system is designed to minimize demands on caregivers' limited time and energy and to provide a platform for data collection that can be used by researchers and care professionals. Hypotheses: 1. Caregivers in the active treatment condition will have better health and well-being (i.e., less caregiver depression, anxiety, loneliness, and burden) and greater user satisfaction compared to those in the control condition. 2. The magnitude of the difference in health and well-being benefits for caregivers in the active treatment condition compared to those in the control condition will increase over time (reflecting additional bot learning and adjustment to changing caregiver needs). 3. In the active treatment condition, greater utilization of features related to warnings (e.g., activating warnings, receiving warnings), social connection (e.g., adding Trusted Circle members), and information (e.g., accessing on-line resources through app) will be associated with greater decreases in depression and anxiety and greater increases in well-being.
| Study Type : | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Estimated Enrollment : | 63 participants |
| Masking : | SINGLE |
| Masking Description : | Participants are randomly assigned to treatment arms by People Power. Identical systems are self-installed by caregivers in all homes regardless of treatment arm. Initiating the features of the system appropriate to the assigned treatment arm is done remotely by a member of the People Power staff following the installation. All participants complete the same questionnaires at the same intervals. |
| Primary Purpose : | SUPPORTIVE_CARE |
| Official Title : | Commercializing In-Home Supportive Technology for Dementia Caregivers |
| Actual Study Start Date : | 2022-08-22 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date : | 2024-03-25 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date : | 2024-03-25 |
Information not available for Arms and Intervention/treatment
| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years |
| Sexes Eligible for Study: | ALL |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | 1 |
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University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California, United States, 94720