A Dyadic Telehealth Program for Alzheimer's Patients/Caregivers

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Sleep

In brief

This study aims to refine and evaluate feasibility of a telehealth intervention for persons with Alzheimer's disease and their caregivers. The intervention will use evidence-based techniques for decreasing symptoms of depression, anxiety, and poor sleep, that are commonly reported among this vulnerable group during the COVID-19 pandemic. Improved symptoms among this group may improve their other health outcomes and quality of life and furthermore the quality of care that caregivers provide for persons with Alzheimer's disease during this challenging time.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05102565

Run by

University of California, Los Angeles

People needed

29

Starts

2021-09-28

Expected to finish

2023-06-30

Last updated by the study team

2024-07-03

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Inclusion criteria for patients
• Have a diagnosis of AD (probable or possible), other related dementia, or mild cognitive impairment as documented in electronic medical record
• Community-dwelling
• Aged > 50 years
• Have no previously diagnosed sleep disorders (e.g., sleep apnea, restless legs syndrome)
• Able to ambulate with or without assistive devices (i.e., dyads will be excluded if the care recipient is bedbound)
• Have an eligible caregiver
• Inclusion criteria for caregivers
• Aged >18 years
• Live with the eligible patient
• Have regularly assisted the care recipient with >1 of 7 basic activities of daily living (ADLs; i.e., eating, dressing/undressing, grooming, walking across a room, getting in and out of bed, bathing, toileting) or >1 of 7 Instrumental ADL (IADLs; i.e., using the telephone, getting to places beyond walking distance, shopping, preparing meals, doing housework, taking medicine, handling money) for the past 6 months
• Have no history of cognitive impairment
• Can communicate in English.

You may not qualify if…

• Professional caregivers will be excluded. Patients will be excluded if they are bedbound. If the eligibility criteria for either a patient or a caregiver are not met, their dyads will be excluded for this study

Where it is running

• Yeonsu Song — Los Angeles, California, United States

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