Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Technology-Based Intervention Usability and Pilot Testing
Lead Sponsor:
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Conditions:
Dementia
Elder Abuse
Eligibility:
All Genders
21+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This research project has three main goals: (1) To create a new screening tool that helps primary care doctors spot signs of neglect in older adults with dementia. (2) To design a support program tha...
Detailed Description
Elder abuse is common and has serious health consequences but is under-recognized and under-reported. Older adults with dementia are at much higher risk of mistreatment than other older adults, and th...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 21 years old or older
- Provides care for a patient at the Center on Aging who meets the following criteria:
- Patient is at least 65 years old
- Patient has diagnosed dementia
- Patient requires assistance with at least 1 ADL
- Self-identifies as primary informal caregiver for an older adult
- Provides at least 8 hours per week of direct care (may include logistics, oversight, observation, as well as hands-on care, but must include at least some in-person assistance)
- Can read and speak English at a 6th grade level or above
- Not blind or deaf
- No active plan to disengage from providing care to the older adult within the next year
- Ability to travel to the COA or CABR for study activities and/or attend study session(s) virtually through Zoom on their personal device
Exclusion
- Non-fluent English speaker
- Hired caregiver
- Provides care for a patient in hospice care
- Too ill or weak to complete the interviews (per the interviewer)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 18 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 31 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT07146581
Start Date
October 18 2025
End Date
December 31 2025
Last Update
September 25 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, New York, United States, 10065