Actively Recruiting

Phase Not Applicable
All Genders
Healthy Volunteers
NCT06860035

Dementia Caregivers' Link to Assistance and Resources

Led by Visiting Nurse Service of New York · Updated on 2026-03-13

200

Participants Needed

1

Research Sites

60 weeks

Total Duration

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Sponsors

V

Visiting Nurse Service of New York

Lead Sponsor

N

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Collaborating Sponsor

AI-Summary

What this Trial Is About

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the Dementia Caregivers' Link to Assistance and Resources (DECLARE) program can improve support of, and engagement with, caregivers of home health patients with dementia. DECLARE includes a caregiver self-assessment that is reported in the home health patient record, and increased access to social work for cases including dementia caregivers. The main questions we aim to answer are: * Will most caregivers who are offered the chance to complete an assessment choose to do so? * Will clinicians report that the assessment information was useful? * Will the rate of social work access increase for cases with patients with dementia who have involved family caregivers? Researchers will compare DECLARE to usual care to see if taking part in the program increases caregiver self-efficacy and access to social work. Participants will: * Answer a short series of assessment questions and questions about their caregiving experiences at the beginning of the home health episode. * Receive a social work visit from a Licensed Social Worker trained in dementia care. * Answer a series of follow-up questions about their caregiving experiences at the end of the home health episode.

CONDITIONS

Official Title

Dementia Caregivers' Link to Assistance and Resources

Who Can Participate

All Genders
Healthy Volunteers

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible

You may qualify if you...

  • Must be the listed caregiver of a home health patient with dementia who is 65 years or older
  • Care recipient must have a documented dementia diagnosis on the home health assessment
  • Patient must have Traditional Medicare or Medicare Advantage as primary payer
  • Caregiver must have a phone number on file for contact
Not Eligible

You will not qualify if you...

  • Caregivers unable to communicate in English

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Trial Site Locations

Total: 1 location

1

VNS Health Home Care

New York, New York, United States, 10017

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Research Team

J

Julia Burgdorf, PhD

CONTACT

M

Margaret McDonald, MSW

CONTACT

How is the study designed?

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Masking

NONE

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Model

PARALLEL

Primary Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Number of Arms

2

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