Clinical trial NCT01378195: iCare Stress Management e-Training for Dementia Family Caregivers
Official title: iCare Stress Management e-Training for Dementia Family Caregivers
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: PHASE2
Conditions: Alzheimer's Disease
Dementia
Keywords: Alzheimer's Disease
Dementia
caregiving
caregiver
coping
coping with caregiving
stress
Lead sponsor: Photozig, Inc.
Sponsor class: INDUSTRY
Collaborators: name: Stanford University
name: National Institute on Aging (NIA)
First posted: 2011-06-22
Enrollment: 150
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 21
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: Photozig and Stanford University are creating a program to help cope with caregiving, alleviate related stress, and enhance quality of life for caregivers, with funding from the National Institute on Aging. This home-based program includes a free DVD, printed materials, and resource website. In addition, after completing the program, participants will have free access to final online resources for 1 year. There are no face-to-face meetings, and participants can live anywhere in the United States.

Detailed description: The goal of this study is to develop the iCare Program, a DVD/online video training that builds skills and stimulates practice. We are evaluating different materials, which may encourage caregiver participation, enable user interaction, and promote better assimilation of concepts. We are designing the program to help to enhance caregivers' skills to deal with demanding tasks of caregiving, alleviate related stress, and improve quality of life.

Research Program Steps:

1. Caregivers will be asked some simple questions about themselves and their family members to see if they are eligible for the project (fill out Enrollment Form and Informed Consent).
2. A Program survey will be sent, which can be completed online, or returned in a pre-mailed envelope.
3. A DVD, materials, link to our website, login information, and instructions will be mailed to participants. We ask participants to watch the DVD, read printed materials, use the website, and follow instructions. Materials are expected to help participants in their caregiver role.
4. After completing the program, the second and final survey should be filled out online or returned by pre-mailed envelope.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Care for an individual with Alzheimer's Disease or other dementia.
* Own a DVD player or have Internet access.
* Minimum age of 21 years old.
* Spend at least 8 hours/week caring for a person with dementia, which may include assisting, watching, monitoring, or being available to help (e.g. during sleep time).

Exclusion Criteria:

* Severe psychological or physical illness.
* Inability to read and follow English instructions.
* High level of depressive symptoms.
* Unwillingness to participate in all aspects of the study.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Perceived Stress Scale
timeFrame: 3 months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Revised Memory and Behavior Problems Checklist
timeFrame: 3 months
measure: Perceived Quality of Life
timeFrame: 3 months
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Moffett Field
country: United States
facility: Photozig, Inc.
state: California
Study officials:
affiliation: Photozig, Inc.
name: Bruno Kajiyama, MS
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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