Status:

COMPLETED

Practice of Acceptance, Awareness, and Compassion in Caregiving (PAACC)

Lead Sponsor:

Salem Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

VA Boston Healthcare System

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Conditions:

Dementia

Eligibility:

All Genders

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The Primary objective of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of mindfulness based caregiver intervention, Practice of Acceptance, Awareness, and Compassion in Caregiving (PAACC) compared to an ...

Detailed Description

The study is a randomized controlled trial comparing a mindfulness-enhanced evidence-based caregiver skill-building intervention (PAACC) to REACH-VA to reduce caregiver burden and increase quality of ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Caregivers will include family members living with the individual diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease( AD) or Alzheimer's disease related dementia(ADRD) or Traumatic Brain Injury -AD(TBI-AD) with moderate to severe caregiver burden .
  • Care recipients with diagnosis of Diagnosis of AD or ADRD or TBI-related AD .

Exclusion

  • Care givers: Determined to be an imminent risk to self or others,the Care recipient currently resides in a nursing home or assisted living facilities, unable to provide their own consent to participate in the study , and active substance use disorder in the last 1yr.
  • Care recipient: Determined to be an imminent risk to self or others, Caregiver is not interested in the study, unable to obtain informed consent from the Care recipient

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 25 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 12 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

142 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03447860

Start Date

June 25 2018

End Date

November 12 2023

Last Update

February 13 2024

Active Locations (2)

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VA Boston Health Care system

Brockton, Massachusetts, United States, 02301

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Salem VAMC

Salem, Virginia, United States, 24153