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