Brain Health Project for Korean American Dementia Caregivers

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Caregiving Stress

• Registration Number: NCT06928454
• Lead Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco

Brief Summary

The caregivers of persons with dementia face significant emotional, physical, and financial challenges, particularly among under-resourced communities like Korean Americans, who encounter unique obstacles, including language barriers and limited culturally tailored resources. In this pilot study, the investigators propose the Brain Health Project, which focuses on increasing knowledge of Alzheimer's disease and related dementia and enhancing caregiving skills among Korean American dementia caregivers.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2025-03-31
• Status Verified: 2025-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-04-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-04-07
• Study First Posted: 2025-04-15
• Last Update Posted: 2025-04-15
• Study Start: 2025-04-21
• Primary Completion: 2025-08-31
• Study Completion: 2025-08-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

• age 18 and older
• self-identified as Korean American
• able to read and/or speak English or Korean
• care for a person with undiagnosed or diagnosed dementia for the last 6 months
• have access to a mobile phone to receive text messages

Exclusion Criteria

• planning a trip out of the United States during the next four months

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Dementia Knowledge Assessment Tool 2 (DKAT2)	Baseline and through study completion, an average of 9 weeks	Questions to assess dementia knowledge. The higher the final score, the higher the knowledge about dementia (possible scores: 0 - 21).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of California San Francisco; 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States