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Behavioural Intervention

Dementia Talk for Caregiver Burden

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Louise IR Castillo, BSc (Hons)
Research Sponsored by University of Regina
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 the sf-12 will be administered immediately after the end of the intervention period (i.e., after a 2-week period) and at a 3-week follow-up period.
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Study Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of two currently available apps for unpaid caregivers of people living with dementia.

Eligible Conditions
  • Caregiver Burden
  • Stress
  • Dementia

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~the sf-12 will be administered immediately after the end of the intervention period (i.e., after a 2-week period) and at a 3-week follow-up period.
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and the sf-12 will be administered immediately after the end of the intervention period (i.e., after a 2-week period) and at a 3-week follow-up period. 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 from after a 2-week period in the Dementia Knowledge Assessment Tool Version 2 (DKAT2) total scores at a 3-week follow up period
Change from after a 2-week period in the Short-Form Health Survey-12 (SF-12) scores at a 3-week follow up period
Change from after a 2-week period on the Perceived Stress Scale-10 (PSS-10) total scores at a 3-week follow up period
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Secondary outcome measures
Total Mobile App Rating Scale Subjective App Quality score after the 2 week period
Total System Usability Scale (SUS) score after the 2 week period

Trial Design

3Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Dementia TalkExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants in this group will be asked to use the mobile app Dementia Talk over a 2-week period.
Group II: CLEAR Dementia CareExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants in this group will be asked to use the mobile app CLEAR Dementia Care over a 2-week period.
Group III: Waitlist Control GroupActive Control1 Intervention
Participants in this group will not use any of the apps.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of ReginaLead Sponsor
48 Previous Clinical Trials
8,341 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Caregiver Burden
200 Patients Enrolled for Caregiver Burden
Louise IR Castillo, BSc (Hons)Principal InvestigatorUniversity of Regina
Thomas Hadjistavropoulos, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Regina
1 Previous Clinical Trials
200 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Caregiver Burden
200 Patients Enrolled for Caregiver Burden

Frequently Asked Questions

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Recent research and studies
Journal of Behavioral MedicineJournal
Measuring Life Event Stress in the Lives of College Students: The Undergraduate Stress Questionnaire (USQ)
Crandall, Christian S., Jeanne J. Preisler, and Julie Aussprung. 1992. “Measuring Life Event Stress in the Lives of College Students: The Undergraduate Stress Questionnaire (USQ)”. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. doi:10.1007/bf00844860.
Journal of Applied GerontologyJournal
Smartphone-based Health Technologies for Dementia Care: Opportunities, Challenges, and Current Practices
Brown, Ellen Leslie, Nicole Ruggiano, Juanjuan Li, Peter J. Clarke, Emma S. Kay, and Vagelis Hristidis. 2017. “Smartphone-based Health Technologies for Dementia Care: Opportunities, Challenges, and Current Practices”. Journal of Applied Gerontology. SAGE Publications. doi:10.1177/0733464817723088.
Medical CareJournal
A 12-item Short-form Health Survey
WARE, JOHN E., JR., MARK KOSINSKI, and SUSAN D. KELLER. 1996. “A 12-item Short-form Health Survey”. Medical Care. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health). doi:10.1097/00005650-199603000-00003.
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Evaluation of Mobile Apps for Informal Caregivers of People Living With Dementia
2022. "Evaluation of Mobile Apps for Informal Caregivers of People Living With Dementia". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05217004.
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