Pilot Pragmatic Clinical Trial to Embed Tele-Savvy Into Health Care Systems
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Brain Diseases, Central Nervous System Diseases, Nervous System Diseases, Tauopathies, Neurocognitive Disorders, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Mental Disorders
In brief
This cluster randomized pragmatic clinical trial will test the effectiveness and feasibility of embedding the Tele-Savvy intervention, a psychoeducational program for family and other informal caregivers of older adults living in the community with Alzheimer's disease and related dementia (ADRD), in two health care systems/clinical sites: UConn Health in Farmington, Connecticut, and Emory Healthcare in Atlanta, Georgia.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT05080777
- Run by
- UConn Health
- People needed
- 74
- Starts
- 2021-09-28
- Expected to finish
- 2023-06-05
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-02-14
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 110. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Identified by EHR systems and confirmed by a health care provider as a family member or unpaid significant other who provides care at home for an older adult (age 65 or older) living with ADRD
- English speaking
- Able to understand study procedures and comply with them for the entire length of the study
- Access to appropriate video and audio technology to be able to participate in interventions
You may not qualify if…
- Unwilling to be randomized to receive either Tele-Savvy or Caregiving During Crisis
- Planning to admit the person living with ADRD to a nursing home on a long-term basis within 6 months of randomization.
Where it is running
- UConn Health (Geriatrics Associates) — Farmington, Connecticut, United States
- Emory HealthCare (IMCC) — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
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