Clinical trial NCT05779839: A Study of Caregiver Connections Via Technology in Dementia
Official title: Fostering Caregiver Connections Via Intentional Technology Pairing for Caregivers of Patients With Alzheimer's Disease and Other Types of Dementia-Phase 2
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Caregiver Stress
Dementia
Alzheimer Disease
Lewy Body Dementia
Parkinson Disease Dementia
Frontotemporal Dementia
Lead sponsor: Mayo Clinic
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: National Institute on Aging (NIA)
name: Minnesota HealthSolutions
First posted: 2023-03-22
Enrollment: 355
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Participants will be randomly assigned to two different arms of the study: one where the algorithm matches individuals and one where matches are randomly assigned.
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: This research is being done to develop a unique matching process for caregivers of persons living with dementia, such as Alzheimer's disease, Lewy body dementia, frontotemporal degeneration, or other dementia syndromes. Dementia caregivers often assume greater caregiving burden than do non-dementia caregivers, and the caregiving duration tends to be longer. Many caregivers do not have the adequate support they need. Peer-to-peer support has been shown to improve quality of life, more engagement with services, improve caregiver health, and reduce hospitalizations in the person they are caring for. This study will help determine whether caregivers of persons with dementia would find a technology-based caregiver matching program valuable for the purpose of emotional support.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* The participant must have a family member that has been diagnosed with one of the following forms of dementia: Parkinson's/Lewy body dementia, any frontotemporal lobar degeneration dementia, or Alzheimer's dementia.
* The participant must identify as a care partner or caregiver who has contact with their loved one with dementia, in person or by phone, and provides social/emotional support and full or partial assistance with daily activities at least 3 days per week.
* The participant must have been caring for their loved one with dementia for at least 3 months.
* All participants must have access to a computer and be able to use the internet.
* All participants must be English speaking.
* All participants must agree to participate in the 15-month study, which includes completing questionnaires, brief "virtual" interactions with the study coordinator quarterly, and actively interacting with the website and potential matches.
* All participants must agree to follow-up contact throughout the duration of the study, which is anticipated to last 3 years.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Caregiver's loved one does not have a confirmed diagnosis of dementia.
* Caregiver is unable to provide consent.
* Caregiver was or has been in that role for less than 3 months.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Match Satisfaction Questionnaire
timeFrame: 12 months
measure: Change over time from Baseline Resilience to 12 months
timeFrame: Baseline, 12 months
measure: Change over time from Baseline Quality of Life to 12 months
timeFrame: Baseline, 12 months
measure: Scale of Perceived Social Support
timeFrame: 12 months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Survey of Executive Skills
timeFrame: 12 months
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Rochester
country: United States
facility: Mayo Clinic Rochester
state: Minnesota
Study officials:
affiliation: Mayo Clinic
name: Julie Fields, PhD, LP
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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