Providing Evidence-Based Approaches for Caregiver Stress Study

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Dementia; Caregiving Stress
• Interventions: Other: Adult Day Service use for family member with dementia

• Registration Number: NCT06451250
• Lead Sponsor: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Brief Summary

The purpose of this preliminary study is to examine the effects of adult day service use on subjective and physiological measures of stress in 50 Black informal caregivers for individuals with dementia (IWD). The PI of the proposed study has substantial training in primary data collection and complex-survey secondary data analysis, she also has the fundamental knowledge to investigate how sociocultural and behavioral factors can influence psychosocial stress. The proposed study will enroll participants from adult day service (ADS) nationally, to examine the effects of adult day service use on subjective and physiological measures of stress in 50 Black informal caregivers. The proposed study extends the current science on the use of ADS on subjective and physiological stress by 1) examining differential impacts of ADS specifically on subjective measures of stress for Black caregivers, 2) evaluating the impact of ADS use on physiological measures of stress among Black caregivers; and 3) examining the relationship between subjective indicators and physiological processes for Black caregivers.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-02-02
• Study First Submitted: 2024-06-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-06-05
• Study First Posted: 2024-06-11
• Status Verified: 2025-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-02-28
• Last Update Posted: 2025-03-05
• Primary Completion: 2025-10-31
• Study Completion: 2025-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

• 18 years or older (male or female)
• Self-identify as Black and/or African American,
• Lives with a family member with a physician diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease or related dementia
• Primary responsibility for care of the family member who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or related dementia
• Utilize Adult Day Services at least two times a week for family member with Alzheimer's disease or related dementia

Exclusion Criteria

• Either caregiver of client is in active treatment for a terminal illness or are in hospice.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Caregivers	Adult Day Service use for family member with dementia	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Caregiver stress as assessed by the Perceived Stress Scale	Baseline	Perceived Stress Scale scores range from 0 to 40 with higher scores indicating higher perceived stress

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Salivary cortisol levels	Over a five day period	Saliva will be collected into sterile collection tubes and stored in participants' freezers until sampling. the test volume will be 25 µL with a sensitivity range of 0.007-3.0 µL/dl.
Salivary Telomere length	Over a five day period	Saliva will be collected into sterile collection tubes and stored in participants' freezers until sampling. the test volume will be 2ml
Salivary alpha-amylase	Over a five day period	Saliva will be collected into sterile collection tubes and stored in participants' freezers until sampling. the test volume will be 10 µL with a sensitivity range of 0.4-400 U/mL.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Johns Hopkins University; 🇺🇸 Baltimore, Maryland, United States