Status:

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Technology-Based Intervention Usability and Pilot Testing

Lead Sponsor:

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Conditions:

Dementia

Elder Abuse

Eligibility:

All Genders

21+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This research project has three main goals: (1) To create a new screening tool that helps primary care doctors spot signs of neglect in older adults with dementia. (2) To design a support program tha...

Detailed Description

Elder abuse is common and has serious health consequences but is under-recognized and under-reported. Older adults with dementia are at much higher risk of mistreatment than other older adults, and th...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 21 years old or older
  • Provides care for a patient at the Center on Aging who meets the following criteria:
  • Patient is at least 65 years old
  • Patient has diagnosed dementia
  • Patient requires assistance with at least 1 ADL
  • Self-identifies as primary informal caregiver for an older adult
  • Provides at least 8 hours per week of direct care (may include logistics, oversight, observation, as well as hands-on care, but must include at least some in-person assistance)
  • Can read and speak English at a 6th grade level or above
  • Not blind or deaf
  • No active plan to disengage from providing care to the older adult within the next year
  • Ability to travel to the COA or CABR for study activities and/or attend study session(s) virtually through Zoom on their personal device

Exclusion

  • Non-fluent English speaker
  • Hired caregiver
  • Provides care for a patient in hospice care
  • Too ill or weak to complete the interviews (per the interviewer)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 18 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT07146581

Start Date

October 18 2025

End Date

December 31 2025

Last Update

September 25 2025

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Weill Cornell Medicine

New York, New York, United States, 10065