Status:
COMPLETED
Comprehensive Support for Alzheimer's Disease Caregivers
Lead Sponsor:
University of Minnesota
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Conditions:
Caregivers
Stress
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of a comprehensive counseling and support intervention for people who care for parents with Alzheimer's disease (AD) or other dementias on o...
Detailed Description
Although a range of studies have examined the stress and depression of family caregivers of persons suffering from dementia, the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions to assist caregiving famili...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Participant (i.e., adult child) must be the 'primary' caregiver of the patient with a diagnosis of dementia (i.e., the first person called if the patient is in need of help) at the time of the baseline interview
- Must be a daughter, son, daughter-in-law, or son-in-law of the patient
- Patient must live in the community (i.e., at home, with the caregiver, with other relatives)
- Sees the individual with dementia once a week or more
Exclusion
- Unable to understand or speak English comfortably
- Inadequate hearing
- Unwilling to participate in the study or sign the consent form
- Suffered from or received treatment for an emotional or psychological disorder, such as depression, anxiety, or some other type of psychotic episode, within the past 6 months
- Not physically able to participate
- Received counseling for problems arising as a caregiver
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
161 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00362284
Start Date
September 1 2005
End Date
January 1 2012
Last Update
February 11 2022
Active Locations (2)
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1
University of Minnesota, School of Nursing, 6-150 Weaver-Densford Hall
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55455
2
Silberstein Institute for Aging and Dementia, Department of Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine
New York, New York, United States, 10016