Caregiver Bootcamp

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Dementia

• Registration Number: NCT07006116
• Lead Sponsor: Emory University

Brief Summary

This study will assess the preliminary efficacy of a synchronous/asynchronous psychoeducation program designed to promote caregiving mastery in the immediate time period after a dementia diagnosis. It will also study the effects on caregiver and care recipient well-being.

Detailed Description

The Caregiver Bootcamp program will employ psychoeducational methods (expert instruction, expectation of active learning by participants, debriefing and coaching linked to participant reports of application of strategies and principles) to enhance the proposed mechanism of action of the intervention, the enhancement of caregiving mastery - the individual's self-acknowledgement of self-efficacy for coping with the stresses of the new caregiving role.

The program is meant to provide basic orientation to the situation: recognize the reality of the condition; understand the shifts in mindset that the immediate situation demands; begin to recognize the shift in responsibility that will have to occur; and take practical steps to prepare for the future. The program will combine 5 weekly small group 90-120-minute online sessions with asynchronous instructional materials delivered 2-4 days in between sessions.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2025-05
• Study First Submitted: 2025-05-28
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-05-28
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-05-28
• Study First Posted: 2025-06-05
• Last Update Posted: 2025-06-05
• Study Start: 2025-08
• Primary Completion: 2027-01
• Study Completion: 2027-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 48

Inclusion Criteria

1. over the age of 21;
2. care partner/caregiver for a family or friend who has received a diagnosis of a form dementia from a healthcare provider in the last 6 months;
3. has access to an electronic device and/or access to broadband internet; and
4. able to speak and understand English. Caregivers are not required to be co-located with the care recipient.

Exclusion Criteria

• considering moving the PLWD to an institutional setting within the next 6 months.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in caregiver sense of mastery	Baseline, 1 and 3-months post-intervention	The seven-item personal mastery scale developed by Pearlin and Schooler is used to measure mastery. All items are rated on a four-point scale: 1 = strongly agree; 2 = agree; 3 = disagree; to 4 = strongly disagree. Total scores ranged from 7 to 28, with higher scores indicating higher levels of mastery.
Change in caregiver self-efficacy: symptom management scale	Baseline, 1 and 3-months post-intervention	This outcome will be assessed with Likert scale questions. Includes 6 questions, each scored on a 0-10 scale. Total possible score range is 0-60, with higher score correlating with better study outcome.
Change in caregiver self-efficacy: support services scale	Baseline, 1 and 3-months post-intervention	This outcome will be assessed with Likert scale questions. Includes 4 questions, each scored on a 0-10 scale. Total possible score range is 0-40, with higher score correlating with better study outcome.
Change in caregiver self-efficacy: medication management scale	Baseline, 1 and 3-months post-intervention	This outcome will be assessed with Likert scale questions. Includes 5 questions, each scored on a 0-10 scale. Total possible score range is 0-50, with higher score correlating with better study outcome.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing; 🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States