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Caregiver Support Training for Dementia (LST Trial)

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Recruiting

Led By Kylie N Meyer, PhD, Mac

Research Sponsored by Case Western Reserve 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 change from baseline to post-intervention survey 1 (within 2 weeks of completion); change from baseline to post-intervention survey 2 (3 months post-intervention); change from baseline to post-intervention survey 3 (6 months post-intervention)

Awards & highlights

LST Trial Summary

This trial aims to help family caregivers of people with dementia by teaching skills to reduce depression & negative caregiving attitudes. Participants are randomly assigned to either the intervention or control condition. Surveys measure the effects of the intervention.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for adults who help care for a family member with Alzheimer's or related dementia, can attend most online sessions, and assist with daily living tasks. They must speak English, have not recently altered depression treatment, and don't plan to move the care recipient to a nursing facility soon.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests Learning Skills Together (LST), a program designed to reduce caregiver depression by improving their ability to manage complex caregiving tasks. Participants will either receive LST or join a control group focusing on caregivers' health, comparing outcomes via surveys.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this intervention involves educational and support sessions rather than medication, traditional side effects are not expected. However, participants may experience emotional discomfort discussing personal experiences during sessions.

LST Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ change from baseline to post-intervention survey 1 (within 2 weeks of completion); change from baseline to post-intervention survey 2 (3 months post-intervention); change from baseline to post-intervention survey 3 (6 months post-intervention)

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~change from baseline to post-intervention survey 1 (within 2 weeks of completion); change from baseline to post-intervention survey 2 (3 months post-intervention); change from baseline to post-intervention survey 3 (6 months post-intervention)

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and change from baseline to post-intervention survey 1 (within 2 weeks of completion); change from baseline to post-intervention survey 2 (3 months post-intervention); change from baseline to post-intervention survey 3 (6 months post-intervention) 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 Caregiver Self-Efficacy

Change in Caregiver Self-Efficacy with Complex Care

Change in Caregiver Self-Efficacy with Complex Care (Author Generated)

Secondary outcome measures

Appraisal of Behavioral Symptoms of Dementia

Change in Caregiver Depressive Symptomology

Change in Caregiver Resourcefulness

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LST Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Learning Skills Together InterventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Complex care psychoeducation training intervention for family caregivers

Group II: Caregiver Healthy Living InterventionActive Control1 Intervention

Healthy living intervention for family caregivers

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Who is running the clinical trial?

National Institute on Aging (NIA)NIH

1,675 Previous Clinical Trials

28,020,685 Total Patients Enrolled

Case Western Reserve UniversityLead Sponsor

299 Previous Clinical Trials

246,382 Total Patients Enrolled

Kylie N Meyer, PhD, MacPrincipal InvestigatorCase Western Reserve University

Media Library

Learning Skills Together Intervention Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05846984 — N/A

Alzheimer's Disease Research Study Groups: Learning Skills Together Intervention, Caregiver Healthy Living Intervention

Alzheimer's Disease Clinical Trial 2023: Learning Skills Together Intervention Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05846984 — N/A

Learning Skills Together Intervention 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05846984 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is there still an opportunity for participants to join this research study?

"Clinicaltrials.gov reveals this trial, posted on August 31st 2023 and last modified April 26th of the same year, is no longer in need of participants; however, 847 other studies currently have open recruitment periods."

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What is the ultimate aim of this clinical experiment?

"This study has one central outcome to measure - the Change in Caregiver Self-Efficacy with Complex Care. Secondary outcomes include a measurement of depression via the PHQ-9, appraisal of behavioural symptoms through RMBC, and changes in quality of care by way of TMSI. Results will be analysed for each post-intervention survey (within 2 weeks; 3 months; 6 months) using average change scores from baseline data."

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Recent research and studies

The Annals of Family MedicineJournal

Validation of PHQ-2 and PHQ-9 to Screen for Major Depression in the Primary Care Population

Arroll, B., F. Goodyear-Smith, S. Crengle, J. Gunn, N. Kerse, T. Fishman, K. Falloon, and S. Hatcher. 2010. “Validation of PHQ-2 and PHQ-9 to Screen for Major Depression in the Primary Care Population”. The Annals of Family Medicine. Annals of Family Medicine. doi:10.1370/afm.1139.

The GerontologistJournal

Development and Evaluation of the Eight-item Caregiver Self-efficacy Scale (CSES-8)

Ritter, Philip L, Khushboo Sheth, Anita L Stewart, Dolores Gallagher-Thompson, and Kate Lorig. 2020. “Development and Evaluation of the Eight-item Caregiver Self-efficacy Scale (CSES-8)”. Edited by Suzanne Meeks. The Gerontologist. Oxford University Press (OUP). doi:10.1093/geront/gnaa174.

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Learning Skills Together Family Caregiver Complex Intervention

Kylie Meyer 2024. "Learning Skills Together Family Caregiver Complex Intervention". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05846984.