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Effect of Cognitive Empathy Training on Dementia Caregivers
Led by Emory University · Updated on 2025-08-17
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Participants Needed
3
Research Sites
193 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
E
Emory University
Lead Sponsor
N
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this project is to investigate the effect of cognitive empathy training on mental health, inflammation, and immune function in caregivers of people living with dementia (PLWD), and to examine the underlying psychological and neurobiological mechanisms. The primary aim is to establish the effectiveness of cognitive empathy training in improving caregiver mental health and immune function, and in decreasing caregiver inflammation The secondary aim is to investigate the psychological and neurobiological mechanism by which cognitive empathy training improves caregiver well-being
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Effect of Cognitive Empathy Training on Dementia Caregivers
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Caregivers must live with their care recipient
- Caregivers must have a Zarit Burden Scale score of 19 or higher
- Caregivers must have no plans to move their care recipient to an institutional setting within the next year
- Caregivers must be able to read and write English
- Care recipient must not be in hospice
- Access to a mobile phone that can take and email photographs
You will not qualify if you...
- History of seizures or other neurological disorders, alcoholism, or substance abuse
- History of psychiatric illness excluding depression and anxiety disorders
- History of head trauma
- Any contraindications for MRI scanning
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 3 locations
1
Alter
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30302
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2
Emory Integrated Memory Care
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30329
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3
NIA Goizueta Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30329
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Research Team
J
James Rilling, PhD
CONTACT
K
Kenneth Hepburn, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
CROSSOVER
Primary Purpose
OTHER
Number of Arms
2
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