Coaching Dementia Caregivers to Master Care-Resistant Behavior
Running, not enrolling · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Care-resistant Behavior, Dementia
In brief
266 family caregivers will be randomly assigned to either immediate intervention or delayed intervention groups. All caregivers will complete baseline surveys and 3 weeks of daily diaries. The immediate intervention group will receive 12 weeks of CuRB-IT. They will complete 3 rounds of 3-week daily diaries followed by an intermittent survey at 12 week intervals for the next 33 weeks. The delayed intervention group will receive 12 weeks of attention, complete 1 round of 3-week daily diaries followed by an intermittent survey, then complete 12 weeks of CuRB-IT, and complete 2 rounds of 3--week daily diaries followed by an intermittent survey at 12-week intervals for the next 18 weeks.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT05098652
- Run by
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- People needed
- 266
- Starts
- 2023-04-01
- Expected to finish
- 2027-05-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-05-06
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 95. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- 1)Caregiver of any race or gender who is aged >18 years
- 2) provides unpaid care,
- 3) cares for a spouse/common-law, sibling, parent or grandparent (or in-law, aged 60+ years),
- 4) lives with or shares cooking facilities with the care recipient,
- 5) Care recipient has mild cognitive impairment or dementia as identified using the Quick Dementia Rating System instrument,
- 6) the care provided consists of help with at least 2 Instrumental Activities of Daily Living or one Activity of Daily Living,
- 7) the care recipient is resistant to receiving assistance with, or refuses to do, at least one instrumental or activity of daily living
You may not qualify if…
- 1) persons who cannot speak/read English
- 2) who do not have reliable access to a smart phone or internet
Where it is running
- University of Alabama at Birmingham — Birmingham, Alabama, United States
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