Supporting Care Partners' Well-Being With Artificial Intelligence (AI) Chatbots

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Caregivers

In brief

This study is being completed to test an AI therapy chatbot application called Earkick to see whether it is feasible and acceptable in supporting care partners who support individuals living with dementia.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07145723

Run by

University of Michigan

People needed

26

Starts

2025-09-22

Expected to finish

2026-02-04

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-01

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Participants need to be a care partner (informal caregiver) of an individual living with dementia
• Participant provides emotional, physical, and/or financial support/assistance to the individual with dementia (per protocol)
• Participants indicate high levels of caregiver burden, confirmed using the 12-item Zarit Burden questionnaire (per protocol)
• Provide informed consent and read, speak, and understand English
• Have an Apple smartphone, tablet, or laptop, have access to the internet and text messages, and be willing to use this device as well as internet and text message access for the study, including downloading the AI chatbot app
• Be willing to complete all study assessments

You may not qualify if…

• Professional, paid caregivers
• Anything that would preclude safe or meaningful participation in the study

Where it is running

• University of Michigan — Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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