Status:
RECRUITING
Persons With Dementia and Their Extended Family Caregivers
Lead Sponsor:
Karen Roberto
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Conditions:
Dementia
Dementia Alzheimers
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
Immediate family members shoulder the majority of care responsibilities for persons living with dementia. However, due to various societal changes, elder care responsibilities have expanded to extende...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Speaks/reads English
- Resident of Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland, West Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky or Washington, D.C.
- Age 18+
- Is either the grandchild, sibling, niece/nephew, step-kin, adult child or spouse of the person living with dementia
- Is providing hands-on care and/or overall management of care for a person living with dementia in the community
- Caregiver co-resides with the person with dementia or has face-to-face contact with the person with dementia at least 3 days/week
- Has no difficulty talking/hearing on the telephone
Exclusion
- Caregiver of persons with mild cognitive impairment
- Person with dementia lives in service-enriched housing such as a continuing care community, or residential facilities, such as assisted living facilities or nursing homes
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 11 2021
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
360 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04863859
Start Date
September 11 2021
End Date
December 1 2026
Last Update
September 22 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, Virginia, United States, 24061