Cancer and Mild Cognitive Impairment Dyadic Intervention

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Conditions studied: Cancer, Cognitive Impairment

In brief

The purpose of this study is to see whether programs that include both a patient and their spouse or a patient and family caregiver (known as a dyad) are helpful for families in which one member of the dyad has cancer and mild memory difficulties and/or concerns. Participant and their spouse or participant and their family caregiver will have six, 60-minute video-conference sessions which will be scheduled at their convenience. The investigator will loan participants a tablet computer (iPad) to use for videoconferencing and train the participant in its use. Participant and their spouse or participant and their family caregiver will complete three assessments - one before starting the sessions, one after the sixth session, and one after 1 month. Each assessment will include surveys, which the participant will complete separately from their spouse or family caregiver. For most people, it will take upwards of 2 - 4 months to complete this study

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05144516

Run by

Duke University

People needed

80

Starts

2024-09-30

Expected to finish

2027-08-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-02-10

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 100. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patient inclusion criteria include:
• Patients with Stage I-IV breast, gastrointestinal (GI), genitourinary (GU), or lung cancer (including extensive stage small cell lung cancer), diagnosed within two years; age 65 or older.
• Participants must be living at home (either in her/his own home).
• Participants must be fluent in English and able to learn basic skills for using a tablet computer to conduct videoconference treatment sessions.
• Exhibit Mild Cognitive Impairment/Concerns
• Have an informal family caregiver.
• Inclusion Criteria:
• (Partner or family member) inclusion criteria include:
• Caregivers are 18 older.
• Be fluent in English and able to learn basic skills for using a tablet computer to conduct videoconference treatment sessions.
• Either co-reside with the patient or spend at least 3-4 hours day caregiving.
• Not exhibit cognitive impairment.

You may not qualify if…

• Participant has visual or hearing impairments that preclude participation.
• Participant has dementia and do not have the capacity to participate.
• Have a serious untreated psychiatric illness as documented in medical chart review.
• The patient and the caregiver score less than a 3 on the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Distress Thermometer (DT) on a scale 0 to 10 to screen for distress. At least one dyad member must experience distress.

Where it is running

• Duke University — Durham, North Carolina, United States (enrolling)

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