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Tele-Savvy for Neurodegenerative Disease

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Richard H. Fortinsky, PhD
Research Sponsored by UConn Health
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up pre-randomization; 3 months post-randomization; and 6 months post-randomization
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will test a program to help caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease and related dementia. The program will be tested in two health care systems in different states.

Eligible Conditions
  • Neurodegenerative Disease
  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • Dementia
  • Brain Diseases
  • Central Nervous System Disorders
  • Nervous System Disorders
  • Tauopathies
  • Neurocognitive Disorder
  • Mental Illness

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~pre-randomization; 3 months post-randomization; and 6 months post-randomization
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and pre-randomization; 3 months post-randomization; and 6 months post-randomization 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 Mastery
Secondary outcome measures
Change in Caregiver Reactions
Change in Caregiver Stress

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Tele-Savvy GroupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
The participants will be enrolled into the Tele-Savvy group. Software analytics monitor caregivers' use of asynchronous material each week.
Group II: Attention Control GroupActive Control1 Intervention
The participants will be enrolled in the Caregiving During Crisis program. Software analytics monitor caregivers' use of asynchronous material each week.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Tele-Savvy
2014
N/A
~380

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Who is running the clinical trial?

UConn HealthLead Sponsor
211 Previous Clinical Trials
60,545 Total Patients Enrolled
Emory UniversityOTHER
1,636 Previous Clinical Trials
2,560,497 Total Patients Enrolled
Richard H. Fortinsky, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUConn Health

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Pilot Pragmatic Clinical Trial to Embed Tele-Savvy Into Health Care Systems
Fortinsky, Richard 2021. "Pilot Pragmatic Clinical Trial to Embed Tele-Savvy Into Health Care Systems". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05080777.
~22 spots leftby Apr 2025
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