Psychosocial Telephone Intervention for Dementia Caregivers
试验速览
- 阶段
- 2 期
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 250
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Depression, burden, reaction to memory and behavior problems
研究概览
简要总结
Caring for a patient with dementia is associated with increased feelings of burden and depression. The proposed study will examine the efficacy of Family Intervention: Telephone Tracking - Dementia (FITT-Dementia), a multi-component, family-based, telephone intervention, as a tool to reduce caregiver stress.
详细描述
A previous pilot study of this approach showed reduced burden and reaction to memory and behavior problems for dementia caregivers. This study will test the intervention in a larger group of caregivers and have a more detailed analysis of outcomes.
The caregiver of a person with dementia will receive telephone support calls. They will receive telephone calls from a trained member of the research team. These calls will occur over a six-month period and will be scheduled at a time that is convenient for the caregiver. They will receive a total of 16 calls over 6 months. During each call, the support person will discuss their current caregiving situation and provide various forms of support.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 50 Years 至 90 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Diagnosis of dementia;
- •mild to moderate dementia;
- •family member or other adult in caregiver role for at least 6 months, and who provides at least 4 hours of supervision or direct assistance per day for the person with dementia;
- •care recipient lives in the community, including senior/retirement centers, but excluding nursing homes and assisted living centers; and
- •there is no plan for the care recipient to be placed in long term care or the caregiver to end their role within the next 6 months
排除标准
- •other major medical condition affecting independent functioning
- •older than age 90; and
- •younger than age
- •major acute medical illness;
- •English not primary language;
- •cognitive impairment;
- •no access to a telephone; or
- •older than age 90.
研究组 & 干预措施
Problem-Solving
干预措施: Family Intervention:Telephone Tracking Support- Caregiver (Behavioral)
Supportive Counseling
干预措施: Telephone Support (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Depression, burden, reaction to memory and behavior problems
时间窗: Every two months, over a 6 month time-period , and a three month follow-up
次要结局
- Cost-effectiveness and resource use(Monthly resource check-ins.)
研究者
Geoffrey Tremont
Director, Neuropsychology
Rhode Island Hospital