Dementia Caregivers and Contemplative Practice: A Pilot Study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Loneliness
• Interventions: Behavioral: Contemplative Practice

• Registration Number: NCT06075329
• Lead Sponsor: University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Brief Summary

The goal of this study is to test the contemplative practice is feasible and acceptable among informal dementia caregivers population at all stages.

Detailed Description

It will also examine the benefits of this intervention and compare the outcomes between two groups (intervention and wait-list control).

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2023-10-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-10-03
• Study First Posted: 2023-10-10
• Study Start: 2024-07-24
• Primary Completion: 2024-12-31
• Study Completion: 2024-12-31
• Status Verified: 2025-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-04-03
• Last Update Posted: 2025-04-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

• Dementia Family Caregivers
• At least cared for dementia care receipient more than 6 months

Exclusion Criteria

• If they have meditated less than 2 months ago
• Cognitive or language barrier that would make it difficult to understand and sign the informed consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Contemplative Practice	Contemplative Practice	Maitribodh Sambodh (MSD) is a unique form of contemplative practice which combines breath watch, mantra or vibrational sound chant, focused meditation followed by loving kindness or a gratitude exercise at the end.
Waitlist Control	Contemplative Practice	The arm will eventually get the intervention.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Loneliness	baseline, at 10 days and 21 days of Matribodh Sambodh Dhyaan practice (meditation), and at 30 days and 60 days follow-up.	The UCLA 3-item Loneliness scale will be used to measure loneliness. The scores on this scale range from 3 to 9, the highest scores indicative of a higher level of loneliness. The scale is called UCLA 3-item scale but UCLA is representative of University of California Los Angeles.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Nevada Las Vegas; 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States