GamePlan4Care: Online Support for Family Caregivers

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Conditions studied: Dementia

In brief

As the population of older adults grows, almost doubling in size from 2012 to 2040, so too will the need for family caregiving. Caregiving can lead to negative psychosocial outcomes such as depression, anxiety, and burden; social isolation and family conflict: financial strain due to costs of care; and some caregivers also experience negative health consequences. This project will test the value of GamePlan4Care (GP4C) an evidence-based, internet-enabled system capable of providing immediate, tailored education and skills training to caregivers who can access live support from a DCS via phone or web-based video.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04540198

Run by

Baylor Research Institute

People needed

240

Starts

2019-10-29

Expected to finish

2024-05-31

Last updated by the study team

2025-08-28

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Must be age 18 years or older
• Providing at least 8 hours of weekly care and/or supervision (on average) for a friend or family member with a self-reported diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia. Family will be subjectively determined by the caregiver to enable a broader definition of a" "family" member often found in minority communities (e.g., a person not related by blood but who serves in the role of an "aunt" or "grandchild").
• The family member, named as the care recipient (CR) in this proposal, must be diagnosed with AD/ADRD (self-report from the caregiver accepted) and is experiencing signs of dementia as verified by the family caregiver on the AD8 informant interview. A score of 2 or greater is the inclusion criteria.
• Must demonstrate access to a home computer with internet access to research staff and report using the computer to access the internet at least three times per week, on average.
• English-speaking caregivers
• Must reside within the recruitment area (Target counties within Texas: Bastrop, Bell, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Coryell, Fayette, Hamilton, Hays, Lampasas, Lee, Llano, Milam, Mills, San Saba, Travis, Williamson)

You may not qualify if…

• Current participation in another caregiving evidence-based program
• Previous participation in usability testing for current system development

Where it is running

• Alzheimer's Texas — Austin, Texas, United States

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