Online Caregiver Psychoeducation and Support for Alzheimer's
Completed · Phase 2/Phase 3
Conditions studied: Alzheimer's Disease
In brief
This study is piloting an internet-based intervention to provide support for caregivers of VA patients with Alzheimer's disease or related memory difficulties (ADRD). Veterans with a clinical diagnosis of ADRD and their caregiver/relatives will be randomized to receive one of two interventions: (1) customary care (cc) and access to an intensive, interactive online education and support website intervention for 6 months, or (2) cc and monthly brief telephone calls with project staff for six month. It is hypothesized that participation in the intensive intervention will result in a reductions in patient problematic behavior and caregiver responses to it, reduced caregiver burden and depression, and improved medication adherence at the end of treatment, and more patients remaining at home through the 12 months post-randomization period..
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00416078
- Run by
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
- People needed
- 53
- Starts
- 2007-08-01
- Expected to finish
- 2012-12-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2015-04-29
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 95. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Patient living in community and ambulatory
- Patient has diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease
- Patient age 50-95
- Caregiver age 18-90
- Patient currently under treatment for Alzheimer's disease
- Patient and caregiver reside within 2 hours of Los Angeles
- Caregiver has home internet access
- Patient has close contact with caregiver
You may not qualify if…
- Patient lives in residential setting
- No family contact
- Acute illness or chronic disease in patient or caregiver
- Patient or caregiver plans to leave area within the year
Where it is running
- VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, West LA — West Los Angeles, California, United States
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