Actively Recruiting
STELLA-FTD: Examination of a Behavior Change Intervention for FTD Family Care Partners
Led by Oregon Health and Science University · Updated on 2025-10-27
640
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
205 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
O
Oregon Health and Science University
Lead Sponsor
N
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The purpose of this nationwide study is to test STELLA-FTD (Support via Telehealth: Living and Learning with Advancing Alzheimer's Disease)-FTD, an intervention to specifically address the needs of family Care Partners of persons with frontotemporal degeneration (FTD). STELLA-FTD is a multicomponent videoconference-based intervention designed to facilitate effective use of community and peer resources to foster effective management of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia. The study is recruiting families from across the United States.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
STELLA-FTD: Examination of a Behavior Change Intervention for FTD Family Care Partners
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Adult caring for a family member with frontotemporal degeneration (FTD)
- Provides 4 or more hours of care per week (does not need to live with the person)
- Identifies at least 2 moderately upsetting behaviors in the person with FTD
- Speaks and understands English to participate in the intervention
- Owns a telephone (smartphone, cell phone, or landline)
- Has an email and mailing address to receive computer, study materials, and surveys
- Provides informed consent to participate
- Lives in the United States
- Person with FTD must have a diagnosis of FTD
- Person with FTD must be a family member or close kin to the Care Partner
- Person with FTD lives in the United States
You will not qualify if you...
- Person with FTD does not have a frontotemporal degeneration diagnosis
- Person with FTD is unable to leave the Care Partner during STELLA-FTD sessions
- Person with FTD is enrolled in hospice care
- Care Partner cannot find an activity for the Care Recipient during sessions to allow private participation
- Care Partner has hearing or vision problems severe enough to prevent participation
- Care Partner refuses to be video-recorded during sessions
- Care Partner is unwilling or unable to follow study instructions and participate in procedures
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
H
Hailey Chatterton, MS
CONTACT
A
Allison Lindauer, PhD, APRN
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Number of Arms
3
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