WeCareAdvisor for Caregiver Support in Dementia
What You Need to Know Before You Apply
What is the purpose of this trial?
The WeCareAdvisor is an online tool to help caregivers manage behavioral and psychological symptoms of people living with dementia. The trial will evaluate its efficacy to reduce caregiver distress, improve confidence managing behaviors, as well as reduce occurrences and severity of behavioral and psychological symptoms.Visit https://wecareadvisorstudy.com/ for more information.
Who Is on the Research Team?
Laura N Gitlin, PhD
Principal Investigator
Drexel University
Helen C Kales, MD
Principal Investigator
University of California, Davis
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
This trial is for primary caregivers who have been caring for someone with dementia for at least 6 months, can use a smartphone or computer with internet, and speak English. They must not be planning to move the person into long-term care soon, be in another similar study, or have severe visual/hearing impairments.Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
Timeline for a Trial Participant
Screening
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial
Treatment
Caregivers use the WeCareAdvisor tool for either three or six months, depending on group allocation, with varying intensity of prompts
Follow-up
Participants are monitored for long-term changes in caregiver distress, confidence, and wellbeing, as well as changes in the person with dementia's symptoms and medication use
What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?
Interventions
- WeCareAdvisor Study
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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
Drexel University
Lead Sponsor
University of California, Davis
Collaborator
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Collaborator
Johns Hopkins University
Collaborator