Telephone Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Intervention for Caregivers of Adults With ADRD

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Anxiety, Caregiver Burden

In brief

The purpose of the study is to test if Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), a behavioral intervention designed to increase psychological flexibility in the face of challenges, reduces anxiety associated psychological distress in dementia caregivers compared to the control group who will receive self-help and educational materials. This version of ACT is delivered over the phone in six primary sessions and one booster session.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04780178

Run by

Indiana University

People needed

60

Starts

2021-04-01

Expected to finish

2022-08-08

Last updated by the study team

2022-09-01

Who can join

Age: 21 and older, up to 95. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Listed in ADRD patient's chart as primary caregiver or self-identifies as ADRD patient's primary caregiver
• Intends to continue caregiving for ≥12 months
• Clinically-significant anxiety (score ≥10 on GAD-7)
• 21 years or older
• Able to communicate in English
• Able to provide informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• Caregiver is a non-family member
• Care recipient is in an assisted living or nursing home (at baseline)
• Has ADRD or other serious mental illness diagnosis such as schizophrenia as determined by ICD-10 code or self-report
• Caregiver is enrolled in an existing ADRD collaborative program at Eskenazi Health, IU Health or the VA.
• Caregiver is enrolled in another IU study that is testing a ADRD caregiver intervention

Where it is running

• IUH — Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

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