Online Education for Dementia Caregivers

Recruiting at 1 trial location

Overseen By Robert Ariel, PhD

Age: 18+

Sex: Any

Trial Phase: Phase 1

Sponsor: Texas Christian University

Disqualifiers: Professional caregivers, Former caregivers, others

No Placebo Group All trial participants will receive the active study treatment (no placebo)

Compensation: Varies

Number of Visits: 4

60 Participants Needed

What You Need to Know Before You Apply

What is the purpose of this trial?

The overarching goal of this work is to determine methods that improve caregiver education about the behavioral and psychological symptoms (BPSD) of dementia. The specific goal of this project is to extend our prior work to evaluate the impact of our educational intervention on caregivers' ability to transfer knowledge about the management of ADRD to real-world applied examples.

Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?

Inclusion Criteria

Informal caregivers

Ability to read and speak English

Remote participants need access to a tablet, laptop, or desktop computer to complete tasks.

Exclusion Criteria

Professional caregivers

Former caregivers who are not currently caring for someone living with dementia

Caregivers providing assistance to someone with normal cognition

Timeline for a Trial Participant

Screening

Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial

1-2 weeks

1 visit (in-person or virtual)

Intervention

Caregivers participate in structured retrieval practice (SRP) intervention and restudy control condition

1 session

1 visit (in-person or virtual)

Immediate Testing

Immediate near transfer and applied transfer tests conducted approximately 10 minutes post-intervention

10 minutes

1 visit (in-person or virtual)

Delayed Testing

Delayed knowledge, near transfer, and applied transfer tests conducted 2 days post-intervention

2 days post-intervention

1 visit (in-person or virtual)

Follow-up

Participants are monitored for knowledge retention and application effectiveness

2 days

What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?

Interventions

• Structured Retrieval Practice (SRP)

How Is the Trial Designed?

Group I: Within-participant design with 2 learning conditions: intervention and reading control Experimental Treatment 1 Intervention

For each caregiver participant, half of the BPSD categories (i.e., 4) will be randomly assigned to the structured retrieval practice (SRP) intervention, and the other half will be randomly assigned to the restudy control condition.

Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

Texas Christian University

Lead Sponsor

Trials

31

Recruited

4,400+