VOCALE LBD+ for Caregivers of Persons With Lewy Body Dementia

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Caregiver Burden; Lewy Body Disease; Skill, Coping; Stress

• Registration Number: NCT05622734
• Lead Sponsor: University of Washington

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and initial efficacy of the VOCALE LBD+ intervention in caregivers of persons living with Lewy Body Dementia. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are:

* What is the extent to which the VOCALE LBD+ intervention affects caregiving mastery scores at the end of the eight-week intervention

* What is the extent to which a change in caregiving mastery scores is retained four weeks after the end of the VOCALE LBD+ intervention

Participants will be asked to participate in a fully online asynchronous VOCALE LBD+ intervention that involves a moderated web-based discussion platform, peer-to-peer support, didactic training, and problem-solving skill enactment.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2022-11-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-11-16
• Study First Posted: 2022-11-21
• Study Start: 2023-04-21
• Primary Completion: 2023-11-30
• Study Completion: 2023-12-30
• Status Verified: 2024-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-05-06
• Last Update Posted: 2024-05-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 39

Inclusion Criteria

• Informal and/or lay caregiver of a patient with LBD
• Can read, write, and speak English
• Has access to a device that can be used for videoconferencing and/or phone calls
• 18 years or older

Exclusion Criteria

• Not an informal and/or lay caregiver
• Cannot read and write in English
• No access to a device that can be used for videoconferencing and/or phone calls Younger than 18 years old

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Effect Size of Change From Baseline Caregiving Mastery at 4 Weeks	Baseline; 4 weeks	Change in Pearlin's Caregiver Competence Scale Over Time, scale ranges from 7 to 35 with lower score indicating better mastery

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Washington School of Nursing; 🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States