Status:
COMPLETED
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Family Caregivers of People With Dementia
Lead Sponsor:
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Conditions:
Psychological Distress
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The pilot project aims to investigate the feasibility and the preliminary efficacy of a guided online acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) intervention for distressed family caregivers of people wi...
Detailed Description
This project will employ one-group pretest-posttest design to investigate the potential impact of a guided online ACT intervention on improving quality of life and psychological health in distressed f...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- community-dwelling adults (age 18 or over) who are currently taking primary responsibility for the care of a relative with dementia living in the community
- devoting at least 1 hour daily to the care of the relative with dementia
- having cared for a relative with dementia for at least 3 months
- suffering at least mild symptoms of psychological distress measured by the DASS-21 (scores ≥ 5 on Depression Subscale of DASS-21, scores ≥ 4 on Anxiety Subscale, or scores ≥ 8 on Stress Subscale)
- having a computer/smartphone with internet access capable of doing web browsing and video-conferencing
- being able to provide informed consent by understanding the nature of study participation.
Exclusion
- having cognitive, physical, or sensory deficits, or language barriers (non-English communicator) that impede study participation
- receiving a psychological therapy currently
- having psychiatric hospitalizations or diagnoses of mental illness in the previous 2 years
- taking antipsychotic or anticonvulsant medication at the time of recruitment
- considering or planning to place family members of dementia in a nursing home within 6 months
- having the possibility of study dropouts due to other medical conditions of family members with dementia (e.g., conditions that may impede study participation due to frequent hospitalization or death).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 9 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
7 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04458870
Start Date
July 1 2020
End Date
November 9 2020
Last Update
December 10 2020
Active Locations (1)
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University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294