Status:

COMPLETED

Support for Caregivers of Older Adults With Cognitive Decline

Lead Sponsor:

State University of New York at Buffalo

Collaborating Sponsors:

Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation (Funding source)

Conditions:

Caregiver Burden

Depression

Eligibility:

All Genders

21+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This randomized control study is to test effectiveness of occupational therapy support for informal caregivers of older adults with cognitive decline. Care recipients are community-living older adults...

Detailed Description

Family caregivers of frail older adults with cognitive impairments face special challenges in caring for their care recipients (CR) due to their fast declining health. Examples of difficulties include...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • • Caregivers of community-dwelling older adults (55 and over) who are member of the PACE
  • Adult 21 years or older
  • Living with the care recipient or within a distance so that they can visit him/her minimum once a week
  • Cognitively intact (can recall three words immediately and 3 minutes later)
  • Competent in English

Exclusion

  • One instrument (Positive aspect of caregiving) is only available in English. To fully understand caregivers' challenges and convey solutions, our current study OT graduate students are not competent enough in other languages to provide interventions. We do not have budget to hire interpreters.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 19 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 31 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

35 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04787068

Start Date

January 19 2018

End Date

May 31 2020

Last Update

March 8 2021

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State University of New York

Buffalo, New York, United States, 14214