Clinical trial NCT05783102: Knowledge and Interpersonal Skills to Develop Exemplary Relationships (KINDER): Pilot Study
Official title: Knowledge and Interpersonal Skills to Develop Exemplary Relationships (Pilot 2)
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Dementia
Caregiver Burden
Relation, Family
Elder Abuse
Lead sponsor: Case Western Reserve University
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: University of Southern California
First posted: 2023-03-24
Enrollment: 45
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility and acceptability of delivering the KINDER intervention to family caregivers to persons living with dementia. Further, the investigators will examine the preliminary efficacy of the KINDER intervention at improving caregiver resourcefulness, relationship quality, and quality of care, including reduction of potential verbal-type elder mistreatment.

During this study, participants will be asked to complete two (2) 30- to 45-minute surveys asking about their demographic information, caregiving situations, and relationship with the care recipient. The first survey will be sent within two weeks of beginning the KINDER intervention, the second will be sent within one week after participants complete the KINDER intervention so we can compare outcomes.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Is age 18+
* Provides care to a family member or friend living with Alzheimer's Disease or a related dementia.
* Helps with at least 1 activity of daily living (e.g., bathing) or 2 instrumental activities of daily living (e.g., shopping)
* Provides at least 8 hours of assistance to the care recipient per week
* Does not intend to place the care recipient in a skilled nursing facility within 3 months of consenting into the study

Exclusion Criteria:

* Does not read and speak English
* Cannot reliably access a computer and internet

Primary outcomes:
measure: Resourcefulness
timeFrame: Change from baseline to post-intervention (within 2 weeks after the 9 weeks intervention).
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Caregiving Relationship Strain
timeFrame: Change from baseline to post-intervention (within 2 weeks after the 9 weeks intervention).
measure: Quality of Caregiving
timeFrame: Change from baseline to post-intervention (within 2 weeks after the 9 weeks intervention).
measure: Frequency of Psychological Elder Mistreatment
timeFrame: Change from baseline to post-intervention (within 2 weeks after the 9 weeks intervention).
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Cleveland
country: United States
facility: Case Western Reserve University
state: Ohio
Study officials:
affiliation: Case Western Reserve University
name: Kylie N Meyer, PhD, MSc
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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