Status:
COMPLETED
Mobile Tablet Education to Advance Caregiver Health
Lead Sponsor:
VA Office of Research and Development
Conditions:
Dementia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
To address the high burden of caring for a Veteran with dementia, the investigators propose to study the effect of a low-cost, rehabilitative intervention for family caregivers of Veterans with dement...
Detailed Description
The proposed project studies the effects of an education and skill-building rehabilitation intervention, designed to be low-cost and clinically translatable through mobile media devices (i.e., tablets...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- \-- Participants must:
- report distress associated with being the primary caregiver for a family member with dementia
- reporting at least 2 of the following 6 items at baseline assessment: felt overwhelmed, felt like they often needed to cry, were angry or frustrated, felt they were cut off from family or friends, reported moderate to high levels of general stress, or felt their health had declined
- provide at least 7 hours of care (supervision or direct assistance) per week over the past 3 months (other sources of caregiving for the Veteran with dementia can also be utilized; e.g., respite, home health aide, other family members)
- cohabitate with a Veteran diagnosed with dementia
- be proficient in spoken and written English
- be capable of providing informed consent
Exclusion
- \-- Potential participants will be screened and excluded for:
- current or lifetime history of any psychiatric disorder with psychotic features
- prominent suicidal or homicidal ideation
- having met DSM-IV criteria for drug or alcohol abuse or dependence (except nicotine) within the past six months
- presence of alcohol intoxication (by breathalyzer) or alcohol withdrawal (by exam) during study recruitment or participation
- diagnosis of probable or possible dementia
- a Telephone Cognitive Screen score of \< 20
- participation in another caregiver intervention study within the past year
- lack of access to telephone and internet services in the home
- illness that would prevent study participation
- planned transfer of care receiver to another caregiver or nursing home within 6 months
- currently living with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator or pacemaker
- known pregnancy at time of consent
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2015
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 30 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
16 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03417219
Start Date
January 1 2015
End Date
June 30 2018
Last Update
July 15 2019
Active Locations (1)
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VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA
Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304-1290