Status:
COMPLETED
Telephone Support for Dementia Caregivers
Lead Sponsor:
Rhode Island Hospital
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Conditions:
Dementia
Eligibility:
All Genders
50-90 years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
Caring for a patient with dementia is associated with increased feelings of burden and depression. The proposed study will examine the efficacy of Family Intervention: Telephone Tracking - Dementia (F...
Detailed Description
A previous pilot study of this approach showed reduced burden and reaction to memory and behavior problems for dementia caregivers. This study will test the intervention in a larger group of caregiver...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 1\) Diagnosis of dementia;
- 2\) mild to moderate dementia;
- 3\) family member or other adult in caregiver role for at least 6 months, and who provides at least 4 hours of supervision or direct assistance per day for the person with dementia;
- 4\) care recipient lives in the community, including senior/retirement centers, but excluding nursing homes and assisted living centers; and
- 5\) there is no plan for the care recipient to be placed in long term care or the caregiver to end their role within the next 6 months
Exclusion
- Patient:
- 1\) other major medical condition affecting independent functioning
- 2\) older than age 90; and
- 3\) younger than age 50.
- Caregiver:
- 1\) major acute medical illness;
- 2\) English not primary language;
- 3\) cognitive impairment;
- 4\) no access to a telephone; or
- 5\) older than age 90.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
250 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00735800
Start Date
February 1 2008
End Date
May 1 2013
Last Update
May 5 2015
Active Locations (1)
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Rhode Island Hospital
Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02905