Status:
COMPLETED
STAR Caregivers - Virtual Training and Follow-up
Lead Sponsor:
Kaiser Permanente
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
University of Washington
Conditions:
Alzheimer Disease
Dementia
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study evaluates the effectiveness of a caregiver outreach, training, and support program for caregivers of people with dementia who are using antipsychotic medication to manage agitation/aggressi...
Detailed Description
Alzheimer's Disease and related dementias (ADRD) are debilitating conditions affecting more than 5 million Americans in 2014. With aging of the population it is projected that 8.4 million people will ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Current Criteria:
- Investigators will identify and recruit Person with Dementia-Caregiver dyads in which the person with dementia has has made a healthcare visit in the last week where a diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease or related dementia was recorded. Because we will enroll dyads, there are inclusion/exclusion criteria for both.
- Participants
- Persons with dementia inclusion criteria:
- Aged ≥ 65 years Confirmed diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease related disorders (ADRD) from the patient Electronic Health Record (EHR) or primary care physician KP members for a minimum of 180 days prior to the index visit date. Expected to live \>= 6 months from enrollment
- Persons with dementia exclusion criteria:
- A diagnosis of bipolar disorder or schizophreniform disorder
- The primary care physician's opinion is that the person with dementia is expected to live less than 6 months.
- Less that 65 years of age
- Primary language is not English (patient requires a translator).
- Caregiver inclusion criteria:
- Aged ≥ 21 years
- Lives with person with dementia or within 8 miles
- Provides at least 8 hours of care per week
- Have access to a computer or other device where they can access MyChart, personal email, and websites to complete online training
- Use MyChart to email the doctors that care for the PWD they are caring for
- Caregivers exclusion criteria:
- Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease or related disorders.
- Less than 21 years of age
- Are not the spouse, or adult child
- Unable to read and speak English
- Do not have access to a computer or other device where they can access MyChart, personal email, and websites to complete online training
- Do not use MyChart to email to doctors that care for the PWD they are caring for.
- Previous Criteria:
- Participants
- The investigators will identify and recruit Person with Dementia-Caregiver dyads in which the person with dementia has filled a new prescription for an antipsychotic medication. Because we will enroll dyads, there are inclusion/exclusion criteria for both.
- Persons with dementia inclusion criteria:
- Aged ≥ 65 years
- Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease related dementia (ADRD)
- A new prescription for an antipsychotic medication
- Living at home
- Expected to live \>= 6 months from enrollment
- Persons with dementia exclusion criteria:
- A diagnosis of bipolar disorder or schizophreniform disorder
- Living in an assisted living, skilled nursing facility, or memory facility
- The primary care physician's opinion is that the person with dementia is expected to live less than 6 months.
- Caregiver inclusion criteria:
- Aged ≥ 21 years
- Lives with person with dementia or within 8 miles
- Provides at least 8 hours of care per week
- Caregivers exclusion criteria:
- \* Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease or related disorders.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 21 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
67 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04271046
Start Date
May 1 2020
End Date
September 21 2023
Last Update
February 4 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98101