Status:
RECRUITING
Caregiver Stress and Sleep Study
Lead Sponsor:
University of Pittsburgh
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Conditions:
Depressive Symptoms
Caregiver Burden
Eligibility:
All Genders
60+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study includes a randomized experimental component where therapists will systematically deliver an experimental behavioral probe or a supportive control condition. The aim is to evaluate effects ...
Detailed Description
Depression symptoms are a major public health concern in family dementia caregivers (dCGs) with shared risk factors. With more people living with dementia in the coming decades, more people will becom...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age 60 years or older.
- Provide at least 15 hours/week of unpaid care to a patient with a dementia diagnosis.
- Reporting stress or strain delivering care
- No or stable pharmacotherapy for depression
- Meets screening definition for having morning activation difficulty or a definite morning types per the Composite Morningness Questionnaire (CMQ)
Exclusion
- Unsafe or unable to undergo MRI
- Active Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for mood or insomnia
- Probable dementia diagnosis
- Deadly illness or plans to leave the study area
- Current active substance use disorder
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 15 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
120 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05219955
Start Date
July 15 2022
End Date
December 1 2026
Last Update
July 10 2025
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UPMC Western Behavioral Health
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213