Clinical trial NCT06700551: Mobile-Phone-Based Psychoeducation for Dementia Caregivers in Vietnam
Official title: Evaluating the Efficacy of Mobile-Phone-Based Psychoeducation Intervention on Depression, Anxiety, and Stress in Dementia Caregivers
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Depression, Anxiety
Stress
Keywords: dementia
caregiver
depression
anxiety
stress
intervention
psychoeducation
mobile-phone
Lead sponsor: University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City
First posted: 2024-11-22
Enrollment: 172
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Psychoeducation
Primary purpose: OTHER

Brief summary: The goal of this study is to determine whether a mobile phone-based psychoeducational intervention can reduce stress among caregivers of individuals with dementia in Vietnam. The primary research question is: Does the intervention reduce levels of depression, anxiety, and stress among participants? The secondary research question is: Does the intervention increase caregivers' knowledge about dementia, enhance social support, or reduce caregiver burden?

Detailed description: The study consists of two groups: an intervention group and a control group. Participants in the intervention group will receive psychoeducational content through the Zalo app on their mobile phones. Weekly, they will be provided with a topic related to dementia care, such as daily caregiving, fall prevention, pressure injury prevention and care, self-care, and coping as a caregiver. Levels of depression, anxiety, and stress will be assessed both before and after the intervention. In the control group, participants will continue receiving standard care.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Primary Caregiver Requirement: Participants must have been the primary caregivers of poeple with dementia for at least the past 6 months and plan to continue in this role for the next 6 months of the intervention. Patients with demeentia criteria: Patients must have been diagnosed with dementia for at least 6 months and reside within the community.
* Language and Education Requirement: Participants must be able to read and understand Vietnamese (with at least a primary education level) and be willing to participate in the study.
* Smartphone Requirement: Participants must own a smartphone with the Zalo app or be willing to install it (with a brief training session provided for new users).
* Age Requirement: Participants must be aged 18 years or older.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Having any acute diseases or cognitive impairment (screening by Mini-Cog) or
* Having vision or hearing impairment

Primary outcomes:
measure: Depression, anxiety and stress levels
timeFrame: The evaluation period will span from enrollment to the end of the 7-week intervention and continue through three months post-intervention. Assessments will be conducted at three key time points: baseline (prior to the intervention), immediately after the
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Demetia knowledge
timeFrame: The evaluation period will extend over 9 months. Assessments will be conducted at three time points: baseline (before the intervention), immediately post-intervention, and three months post-intervention.
measure: Caregiver burden
timeFrame: The evaluation period will extend over 9 months. Assessments will be conducted at three key time points: baseline (before the intervention), immediately post-intervention, and three months post- intervention.
measure: Percieved social support
timeFrame: The evaluation will span 9 months, with assessments conducted at three key points: baseline (before the intervention), immediately post-intervention, and three months post-intervention.
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Ho Chi Minh
country: Vietnam
facility: Nhan Dan Gia Dinh Hospital
state: Ho Chi Minh City
Study officials:
affiliation: University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City
name: Tran TT Nguyen, MD, MSc
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
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citation: McParland P, Devine P, Innes A, Gayle V. Dementia knowledge and attitudes of the general public in Northern Ireland: an analysis of national survey data. Int Psychogeriatr. 2012 Oct;24(10):1600-13. doi: 10.1017/S1041610212000658. Epub 2012 May 17.