Telehealth-Based Therapies for Caregiver Stress

Overseen By Keith Jones, Ph.D.

Age: 18+

Sex: Any

Trial Phase: Academic

Sponsor: Texas Tech University

Disqualifiers: Cognitive impairment, others

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

Compensation: Varies

Number of Visits: Unknown

Duration: 6 months

60 Participants Needed

Trial Summary

What is the purpose of this trial?

The overarching goal of this project is to evaluate if evidence-based interventions can reduce PDG, burden, and stress in informal caregivers of individuals with dementia when provided over telehealth.

Research Team

Jonathan D Singer, Ph.D.

Principal Investigator

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Eligibility Criteria

This trial is for informal caregivers aged 18-89 of individuals with dementia, who can read, write, and speak English. It's suitable for those experiencing mental health issues like anxiety or depression. Paid caregivers or those with cognitive impairments cannot participate.

Inclusion Criteria

The person taking care of you during the trial can be a family member or a close friend.

Participants must be informal caregivers (e.g., spouse; child; close friend) of individuals with dementia

You have been diagnosed with a mental health condition such as anxiety or depression.

Exclusion Criteria

Formal caregivers (who are being paid to take care of the patient)

Any informal caregivers with cognitive impairment is identified during the assessment.

Timeline

Screening

Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial

2-4 weeks

Treatment

Participants receive Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy or Behavior Activation therapy over telehealth

6 months

Telehealth sessions

Follow-up

Participants are monitored for changes in pre-death grief, burden, and stress after treatment

4 weeks

Treatment Details

Interventions

• Behavior Activation
• Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy

Trial Overview The study tests if Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) or Behavior Activation (BA), delivered via telehealth, can lessen grief, stress, and burden in family caregivers of dementia patients.

Participant Groups

Group I: Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy Experimental Treatment 1 Intervention

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) combines the ideas of cognitive therapy with meditative practices and attitudes based on the cultivation of mindfulness. The heart of this work lies in becoming acquainted with the modes of mind that often characterize mood disorders while simultaneously learning to develop a new relationship to them.

Group II: Behavior Activation Experimental Treatment 1 Intervention

BA Increase reinforcing behaviors in order to influence emotions and cognitions.

Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

Texas Tech University

Lead Sponsor

Trials

89

Recruited

10,300+