Couples Coping With Alzheimer's Disease

Status unconfirmed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Aging, Alzheimer Disease, Dementia

In brief

The purpose of this study is to test the efficacy of a new couples counseling intervention for people recently diagnosed with early Alzheimer's disease and their spouses. The study hypothesis is that counseling the couple shortly after the diagnosis, and while the functional impact of the illness is still relatively mild, will have a significant impact on their ability to provide support for each other.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00438724

Run by

Alzheimer's Association

People needed

200

Starts

2004-11-01

Expected to finish

2007-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2007-09-20

Who can join

Age: 21 and older, up to 90. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Couples, in which one partner has been diagnosed with AD and is in the mild stage of the disease
• Ages 21 to 90

You may not qualify if…

• Severe psychological or physical illness
• Unwillingness to participate in all aspects of the study

Where it is running

• Aging and Dementia Research Center, Silberstein Institute, NYU School of Medicine — New York, New York, United States (enrolling)

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