The Alzheimer's Companion Engagement (ACE) Project.
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 25
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Caregiver Self-efficacy
研究概览
简要总结
Black family caregivers of older adults with Alzheimer's disease and/or related dementias (ADRD), have an increased mortality risk related to pre-existing health conditions and stress. Targeted, culturally responsive, health interventions that help Black ADRD caregivers to effectively manage their own health and use community preferenced ways of coping, can improve caregivers' overall health, perceived ability to provide care for a person with ADRD (self-efficacy), and increases the likelihood that they will experience benefits from caregiving. This clinical trial pilot will test the feasibility of a community based intervention designed to improve health outcomes for Black family caregivers of persons with ADRD.
详细描述
The proposed intervention is a peer-supportive and facilitator-led video teleconference program that will engage small groups of caregivers weekly over 6 weeks. Each week participants (n = 36, 2-5/group) will receive a different culturally relevant caregiving or personal health strategy to practice. During the support calls, a facilitator will provide an overview of the content covered and each participant will have the opportunity to discuss their past week and how they engaged the weekly strategy, or challenges that came up for them during the week. The format will be structured to ensure that core content is reviewed, and everyone can be equally engaged while flexible enough that caregivers can receive support in the areas they need. A battery of assessment measures will be taken at weeks 1 and 8.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- None (Participant, Care Provider)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •for participation are as follows:
- •Self-identified as Black/ African American At least 18 years old Able to speak, understand, and hear spoken English Related to, or has a close personal relationship to a person over the age of 55 that has an ADRD diagnosis or evidence of cognitive impairment Regular access to a smartphone, tablet or computer with internet access that will allow video conferencing engagement.
- •Provides monitoring, and assistance in activities of daily living and or other care tasks for the care recipient.
排除标准
- 未提供
研究组 & 干预措施
Caregiver Support
All participants in all groups will receive 6 weeks of caregiving support including a weekly video/teleconference call, and handouts covering relevant educational topics)
干预措施: Education Support (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Caregiver Self-efficacy
时间窗: 6 weeks
Caregiver self-efficacy will be measured by the Revised Scale for Caregiving Self-Efficacy, which evaluates the caregivers' ability to obtain respite care, respond to disruptive behaviors, and control one's own upsetting thoughts about caregiving.
次要结局
- Positive Aspects of Caregiving(6 weeks)
研究者
Sheria Robinson-Lane
Assistant Professor
University of Michigan