Clinical trials: Dementia Caregiver
Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
Testing the Effectiveness of Telephone Support for Dementia Caregivers
The primary goal of the study is documentation of effectiveness of telephone support groups to reduce caregiver burden and stress.
- Trial name
- CONNECT (NCT00119561)
- Testing
- Telephone Support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 154 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia
Intervention Programs for Decreasing Caregiver Burden in Caregivers of Patients With Dementia
The purpose of this study is to investigate if behavioral intervention for dementia caregivers will decrease caregiver burden in caregivers of patients with dementia.
- Trial name
- I-care (NCT02397980)
- Testing
- Behavioral intervention
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital
Dementia, Dementia, Vascular
Palliative Care for Persons With Late-stage Alzheimer's and Related Dementias and Their Caregivers
Millions of Americans have late-stage Alzheimer's and related dementias (ADRD), causing suffering due to loss of awareness of self and family, progressive dependency, physical and neuropsychiatric symptoms, and physical…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Dementia, Vascular, Dementia With Lewy Bodies, Dementia Frontal
- Trial name
- ADRD-PC (NCT04948866)
- Testing
- ADRD-PC Program
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 884 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia
Music for Pain and Dementia
This study aims to provide mechanistic insights into how group drumming as a music-based intervention (MBI) affects pain responses and nociceptive function in individuals with Alzheimer's Disease (AD), mild dementia or mild…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Peer-bonded Caregiver
- Trial name
- Music4Pain (NCT07602283)
- Testing
- Drumming session, Music-listening session
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Dementia
BrainLive Connect: Non-professional Delivered CST for People Living With Dementia
The goal of this mixed method study is to evaluate whether the volunteer-led Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) under the BrainLive Connect programme is effective for improving cognitive function and quality of life of people…
- Trial name
- NCT07531589
- Testing
- Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST), Usual Care
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 520 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Early Onset Alzheimer Disease, Frontotemporal Dementia
RHAPSODY-plus: Online Counseling for Family Caregivers of Patients With Young Onset Dementia
The RHAPSODY-plus project consists of two parts. In a first step carers of people with young onset dementia (YOD; onset before the age of 65) have the opportunity to use the RHAPSODY online program (Kurz et al., 2016) to inform…
- Trial name
- RHAPSODY-plus (NCT03923517)
- Testing
- RHAPSODY online program and MEET online sessions
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Technical University of Munich
Dementia
Connecting Caregivers With Community Services: The Care Buddy Platform
The study aims to develop a mobile-app (Care Buddy) which will be a one-stop integrated source of information and technology-based solutions for caregivers of people with dementia (PWDs).
- Trial name
- NCT06817876
- Testing
- Care Buddy
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School
Alzheimer Disease, Musculoskeletal Pain
At-Home Telehealth Yoga for Treating Chronic Pain in People With Alzheimer's Disease and Their Caregiver's
This feasibility study will evaluate yoga as a treatment for chronic pain in people living with Alzheimer's disease, and their Caregivers.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Musculoskeletal Pain, Chronic Pain
- Trial name
- NCT04512040
- Testing
- At-Home Yoga
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research
Family, Dementia
Evaluation of "My Tools 4 Care" for Family Caregivers of Persons With Dementia
With the number of Canadians with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) growing, supporting family care partners of persons with ADRD is critical.
- Trial name
- NCT02428387
- Testing
- My Tools 4 Care
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 199 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia
Care Management for Patients With Alzheimer Disease and Their Family Caregivers
This is a clinical trial to test the effectiveness of current guideline for the care of older adults with Alzheimer's disease. The study focuses on the primary care setting using a nurse care manager to facilitate guideline-level…
- Trial name
- NCT00246896
- Testing
- care management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 220 people
- Sponsor
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Caregivers
Supporting Care Partners' Well-Being With Artificial Intelligence (AI) Chatbots
This study is being completed to test an AI therapy chatbot application called Earkick to see whether it is feasible and acceptable in supporting care partners who support individuals living with dementia.
- Trial name
- NCT07145723
- Testing
- Earkick app
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Caregiver Burden of People With Dementia
AIM 3 Focused Adaptation of a Mobile Caregiver Intervention for Dementia Caregivers
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate usability, feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a mobile telehealth supported behavioral intervention for caregivers of persons with dementia who identify as Hispanic.
- Trial name
- FAMILIA (NCT07792889)
- Testing
- Brain CareNotes Latino, Dementia Care app
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
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
Alzheimer Disease Related Dementia
Probiotic Milk Drink for Gut and Brain Health in Older Adults and Caregivers
This double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial will evaluate the effects of a probiotic fermented milk (PFM) drink on gut and brain health in individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) and…
- Trial name
- PFM (NCT07800195)
- Testing
- Probiotic Fermented Milk (PFM) Drink
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
Pilot Testing Dementia-Enhanced Training and Tool for Home Hospice Clinicians
The purpose of this study is to pilot test the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a clinically useful, inclusive dementia-enhanced training and tool for use by home hospice clinicians to improve care and…
- Trial name
- EDITH-HC (NCT05719077)
- Testing
- EDITH-HC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Dementia
A Trial of a Multi-component Individualized Telephone-based Support Intervention for Adult-child Caregivers Caring for Parents With Dementia
This is the first randomized controlled trial exploring the implementation of a multi-component individualized telephone-based support intervention for adult-child caregivers caring for parents with dementia in China.
- Trial name
- NCT03378050
- Testing
- HEART, Usual Care
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia
Harmony at Home: A Pilot Telehealth Program for Rural ADRD Caregivers
There is a need for caregiver-initiated and -implemented non-pharmacological interventions directly to and for the person with dementia, including environmental assessment and modification, as first-line treatments for behavioral…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Brain Diseases, Central Nervous System Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT05202223
- Testing
- Harmony at HOME (H@H)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Elizabeth K Rhodus
Alzheimer's Disease
Acupressure as Long-term Intervention to Slow the Progression of Early/Mild Alzheimer's Disease
This is an assessor-blinded, randomized controlled trial. A total of 188 older adults aged 60-85 years with early/mild Alzheimer's disease (AD) will be recruited from care and attention homes for the elderly and elderly activity…
- Trial name
- NCT07779863
- Testing
- Comfy Acupressure for the Elderly, Least acupressure control
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 188 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Case-Finding for Neurocognitive Disorders in Pavia
Dementia is a global public health challenge with a heavy caregiving burden, impacting families, communities, and healthcare systems. It is a priority in healthcare planning, with focus on early diagnosis and ongoing support.
- Trial name
- C-FiND Pavia (NCT06983119)
- Testing
- Case-finding for Neurocognitive Disorders
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 490 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS National Neurological Institute "C. Mondino" Foundation
Dementia, Mild
Eerder Erbij: The Path Towards Offering Timely Support for People With Dementia and Their Caregivers
INTRODUCTION AND RATIONALE It has been estimated that at least 50% of the home living persons with dementia in the Netherlands receive little or no formal care and support (Zorgstandaard Dementie, 2013).
- Trial name
- EE (NCT06455163)
- Testing
- Eerder Erbij
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VU University of Amsterdam