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Intervention Condition for Caregiver (CPProgram Trial)

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Sara J. Czaja, PhD
Research Sponsored by Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline, 6-mth follow-up and 12-mth follow-up
Awards & highlights

CPProgram Trial Summary

This trial will develop and test a program to help caregivers and people with Alzheimer's, delivered through computer tablets. The program will be tailored for the caregivers, and emphasize different issues at different stages of caregiving. Two hundred and forty caregiver-patient pairs will be randomized to the program or a control group.

Eligible Conditions
  • Caregiver

CPProgram Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline, 6-mth follow-up and 12-mth follow-up
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, 6-mth follow-up and 12-mth follow-up for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Change in Depression Score for Caregiver as Measured by CES-D
Secondary outcome measures
Change in Caregiving Burden Score for Caregiver as Measured by Burden Inventory
Other outcome measures
Change in Care Recipient's Processing Speed Using Digit Symbol Test
Change in Care Recipient's Qualify of Life
Change in Caregiver's Self Report of Self-care
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CPProgram Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Placebo Group
Group I: Intervention ConditionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Exposing caregivers to caregiving-related information and care recipients to cognitive training tasks
Group II: Control ConditionPlacebo Group1 Intervention
Exposing caregivers to Nutrition and Health promotional material. The care recipients are exposed to plain words games from computer.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Intervention Condition
2016
Completed Phase 2
~4990

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityLead Sponsor
1,054 Previous Clinical Trials
1,315,957 Total Patients Enrolled
National Institute on Aging (NIA)NIH
1,671 Previous Clinical Trials
28,016,711 Total Patients Enrolled
Sara J. Czaja, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorWeill Medical College of Cornell University
3 Previous Clinical Trials
729 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

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Are there any vacancies available to participate in this experiment?

"Clinicaltrials.gov reveals that this trial is not recruiting at present, having been initially posted on the 29th of January 2018 and last updated October 11th 2022. On a brighter note, there are currently 583 other clinical trials in operation which require enrolment from participants."

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~49 spots leftby Apr 2025