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临床试验/NCT02697721
NCT02697721已完成不适用

Optimization of "Powerful Tools for Caregivers" of Dementia Patients

Florida State University2 个研究点 分布在 1 个国家目标入组 60 人开始时间: 2016年2月最近更新:
适应症

试验速览

阶段
不适用
状态
已完成
入组人数
60
试验地点
2
主要终点
Caregiver Burden

研究概览

简要总结

The purpose of this study is to examine if a psycho-educational intervention for caregivers of patients with dementia will decrease caregiver burden, increase caregiver physical activity, and decrease the reporting of behavioral and psychological symptoms of the person with dementia.

研究设计

研究类型
Interventional
分配方式
Randomized
干预模型
Parallel
主要目的
Treatment
盲法
None

入排标准

年龄范围
18 Years 至 —(Adult, Older Adult)
性别
All
接受健康志愿者

入选标准

  • Caregiver lives with or provides care for the care recipient for an average of at least 4 hours per day.
  • Care for an individual with a physician diagnosis of dementia (mild to moderate stage of dementia).
  • Care for a care recipient who experiences behavioral symptoms that bother or upset the caregiver moderately, very much, or extremely. The occurrence of problematic behaviors and caregivers' reactions will be assessed with 6-items adapted from the Revised Memory and Behavior Problems Checklist (Teri et al 1992).

排除标准

  • Care for a care recipient who is bed-bound or has advanced dementia: Functional Assessment Staging (FAST)(Sclan & Reisberg 1992) stage
  • Caregiver's cognitive, hearing, visual, or other physical impairments lead to difficulty with informed consent process, assessment, or participation in the intervention.
  • Caregiver who is involved in another trial that addresses caregiver burden or behavioral expressions.

结局指标

主要结局

Caregiver Burden

时间窗: 6 weeks

Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale scores

Frequency of care recipient agitated behaviors

时间窗: 6 weeks

Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory scores

Frequency and reaction to care recipient behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia

时间窗: 6 weeks

Revised Memory and Behavior Problems Checklist scores

次要结局

  • Depressive symptoms(6 weeks)
  • Activity parameters as assessed by FitBit(6 weeks)
  • Life satisfaction(6 weeks)
  • Caregiving Self-Efficacy(6 weeks)
  • Perceived change(6 weeks)
  • Neuropsychiatric symptoms in care recipients(6 weeks)
  • Self-rated health(6 weeks)

研究者

申办方类型
Other
责任方
Principal Investigator
主要研究者

Antonio Terracciano

Professor

Florida State University

研究点 (2)

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