Alzheimer's Caregiver Communication Study

Completed

Conditions studied: Alzheimer's Disease

In brief

The point of this research is to improve the communicative relationship between the caregiver and care receiver. It is input from the caregiver on these communicative behaviors that will inform the process of understanding how to reduce the caregiver burden that comes from this communicative relationship.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00182988

Run by

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

People needed

140

Starts

2004-10-01

Expected to finish

2007-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2009-11-25

Who can join

Age: 60 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Couples including spouse or family member who spend at least 2-3 hours per day together
• Both must be cognitively intact

You may not qualify if…

• Cognitive impairment

Where it is running

• Georgetown University Medical Center — Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

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