Clinical trial NCT05352529: Assistive Technology and Reduced Caregiver Burden
Official title: Utilizing Assistive Technology to Reduce Caregiver Burden and Enhance Quality of Life in Individuals Living With Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Alzheimer Disease
Dementia
Caregiver Burden
Quality of Life
Activities of Daily Living
Keywords: Alzheimer disease
Dementia
Caregiver burden
activities of daily living
Assistive technology
Lead sponsor: MapHabit, Inc.
Sponsor class: INDUSTRY
Collaborators: name: CaringKind
name: National Institute on Aging (NIA)
First posted: 2022-04-29
Enrollment: 16
Sex: ALL
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: This randomized controlled trial assigned participants to two conditions: the experimental condition that implemented the assistive technology intervention and the control condition that implemented educational videos
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: The study investigated a six-week randomized controlled trial study in a small cohort of 16 family caregivers of individuals living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Family caregivers used assistive technology in the form of visual mapping software on smart devices in the experimental condition to support their care recipients in carrying out activities of daily living. Family caregivers in the control condition viewed educational videos about dementia care on their devices in supporting their individuals. The intervention was implemented for a total of 6 weeks. The investigators hypothesized that compared to the caregivers using educational videos, the caregivers using assistive technology will report improved quality of life and completion of activities of daily living for their care recipients, all the while reducing caregiver's burden and stress.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Individual diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or other related dementia (ADRD)
* Participating caregiver of individual with dementia must be the primary caregiver
* Proficient in English

Exclusion Criteria:

* Individual not diagnosed with ADRD
* Participating caregiver of individual with dementia is NOT the primary caregiver
* Not proficient in English

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change in Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study - Activities of Daily Living Inventory (ADCS-ADL) from baseline at 6 weeks
timeFrame: Pre-Post: The assessment was administered at the beginning and end of the study's duration (6-week study).
measure: Change in Margaret Blenkner Research Center (MBRC) Caregiver Strain instrument from baseline at 6 weeks
timeFrame: Pre-Post: The assessment was administered at the beginning and end of the study's duration (6-week study).
measure: Quality of Life - 18 (QoL-18)
timeFrame: The instrument was administered to the participants after the completion of the study duration (6-week study
Secondary outcomes:
measure: 2-item Satisfaction Scale (SS-2)
timeFrame: The instrument was administered to the participants after the completion of the study duration (6-week study
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Atlanta
country: United States
facility: MapHabit, Inc.
state: Georgia
Study officials:
affiliation: MapHabit, Inc.
name: Stuart Zola, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Boatman F, Golden M, Jin J, Kim Y, Law S, Lu A, Merriam N, Zola S. Assistive technology: Visual mapping combined with mobile software can enhance quality of life and ability to carry out activities of daily living in individuals with impaired memory. Technol Health Care. 2020;28(2):121-128. doi: 10.3233/THC-191980.
citation: Kelleher J, Zola S, Cui X, Chen S, Gerber C, Parker MW, Davis C, Law S, Golden M, Vaughan CP. Personalized Visual Mapping Assistive Technology to Improve Functional Ability in Persons With Dementia: Feasibility Cohort Study. JMIR Aging. 2021 Oct 19;4(4):e28165. doi: 10.2196/28165.
citation: Parker MW, Davis C, White K, Johnson D, Golden M, Zola S. Reduced care burden and improved quality of life in African American family caregivers: Positive impact of personalized assistive technology. Technol Health Care. 2022;30(2):379-387. doi: 10.3233/THC-213049.