Status:

COMPLETED

Coordinating Center for Caregiver Intervention Trial

Lead Sponsor:

University of Pittsburgh

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)

Conditions:

Dementia

Alzheimer Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

21+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The primary goal of this study is to test a single multi-component intervention among family caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders. The overall objectives of study are to...

Detailed Description

The proposed Coordinating Center (CC) will work with five sites and staff from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) to implement a multi-site car...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Caregiver Inclusion/

Exclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • Age: 21 years or older
  • Family member of the care recipient
  • Must live with care recipient or share cooking facilities
  • Must have a telephone that will enable use of CTIS (Computer Telephone Integration System) system
  • Must plan to remain in the recruitment area for the duration of the intervention and follow-up
  • Caregiver role for more than 6 months
  • Must provide on average 4 hours of supervision or direct assistance per day for the care recipient
  • Risk Screening Tool: must have a total score of at least 1 for questions 1-3, and a total of at least 2 for questions 4-9

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2002

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2005

Estimated Enrollment :

613 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00177489

Start Date

June 1 2002

End Date

September 1 2005

Last Update

January 5 2016

Active Locations (5)

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1

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294-2041

2

Stanford University and Veterans Affairs

Menlo Park, California, United States, 94025

3

University of Miami at Miami, Center on Adult Development and Aging

Miami, Florida, United States, 33136

4

Thomas Jefferson University at Philadelphia, Center for Applied Research on Aging and Health

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107