Status:
COMPLETED
Supporting Caregivers of Persons With Dementia: A Pilot Study
Lead Sponsor:
McMaster University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Alzheimer Society of Canada
Conditions:
Alzheimer Disease
Dementia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE2
PHASE3
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to pilot the home Environmental Skill-Building Program (ESP) and an educational control intervention with persons with dementia and their caregivers (n=40) in preparation ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- The caregiver must be the primary caregiver
- Caregiver reports that the care recipient has at least one limitation in basic activities of daily living (ADL) or two dependencies in instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs)
- The caregiver must:
- provide at least 2 hours of care per day
- be caregiving for at least 6 months and
- be at least 21 years of age
- The care recipients need to have a diagnosis of dementia
Exclusion
- Caregiver:
- does not live with the care recipient
- has poor health (undergoing treatments for cancer, hospitalized more than three times in past year)
- planning to place care recipient in long term care within the next year
- Care recipients who are confined to bed most of the day or are minimally-responsive to touch or the environment are excluded
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
38 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00908492
Start Date
November 1 2009
End Date
September 1 2011
Last Update
April 7 2015
Active Locations (1)
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McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8S 1C7