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Building Better Caregivers Workshop for Dementia

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Veronica Yank, MD
Research Sponsored by University of California, San Francisco
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 baseline and 12 months
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is testing an online 6-week workshop to help caregivers of people with dementia who live in rural areas. The goal is to see if it can help reduce stress and depression symptoms in caregivers.

Eligible Conditions
  • Dementia
  • Stress
  • Self-Efficacy
  • Health Care Utilization
  • Frontotemporal Dementia
  • Multi-Infarct Dementia
  • Vascular Dementia
  • Social Isolation
  • Loneliness
  • Alzheimer's Dementia
  • Depression

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline and 12 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline and 12 months 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 Personal Health Questionnaire Depression (PHQ-8) scale score from baseline to 12 months
Change in visual numeric stress scale score from baseline to 12 months
Secondary outcome measures
Change in Lubben Social isolation scale score from baseline to 12 months
Change in Short Caregiver Self-Efficacy scale score from baseline to 12 months
Change in UCLA loneliness scale score from baseline to 12 months
+5 more
Other outcome measures
Change in caregiver benefits scale score from baseline to 12 months
Change in exercise behavior scale score from baseline to 12 months

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Building Better Caregivers Workshop GroupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Building Better Caregivers Workshop is a 6-week online self-management and skills building workshop. Participants receive the online workshop as soon as possible after randomization.
Group II: Attention Control GroupActive Control1 Intervention
Participants will be offered the online workshop after the 12 month trial is completed if they so desire.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Building Better Caregivers Workshop
2020
N/A
~420

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of California, San FranciscoLead Sponsor
2,498 Previous Clinical Trials
11,935,930 Total Patients Enrolled
34 Trials studying Dementia
203,368 Patients Enrolled for Dementia
National Institute on Aging (NIA)NIH
1,664 Previous Clinical Trials
28,004,611 Total Patients Enrolled
265 Trials studying Dementia
23,622,993 Patients Enrolled for Dementia
Veronica Yank, MDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of California, San Francisco
1 Previous Clinical Trials
102 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Building Better Caregivers Workshop Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT04428112 — N/A
Dementia Research Study Groups: Attention Control Group, Building Better Caregivers Workshop Group
Dementia Clinical Trial 2023: Building Better Caregivers Workshop Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT04428112 — N/A
Building Better Caregivers Workshop 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT04428112 — N/A
Dementia Patient Testimony for trial: Trial Name: NCT04428112 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

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

How many participants are being treated with this research protocol?

"Affirmative. According to clinicaltrials.gov, this medical trial is ongoing and actively recruiting participants; the study was first advertised on June 5th 2020, with its most recent update taking place August 4th 2022. 640 patients are desired from a single research site for enrollment in the investigation."

Answered by AI

What are the ultimate aims of this medical investigation?

"The primary objective of the trial, which is set to be monitored at Baseline and after 12 months, is to assess any changes in the Visual Numeric Stress Scale score from baseline. Secondary objectives include a review of alterations in Person with Dementia General Health Score as reported by caregiver (on PROMIS SF-1 single item), Caregiver Healthcare Utilization (as measured on three items via HRS modified time frame self-report for past 6 months) and Short Caregiver Self Efficacy Scale scores (calculated using mean of 8 items). All outcomes are assessed according to scale scores ranging between 1 -"

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Are there any opportunities for volunteers to participate in the experiment?

"Clinicaltrials.gov has the most up-to-date information on this trial, and currently it is searching for study participants. This research project was first posted on June 5th 2020 and last modified August 4th 2022."

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Who else is applying?

What state do they live in?
Nevada
Nebraska
Texas
What site did they apply to?
University of California, San Francisco
What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Met criteria
Did not meet criteria
How many prior treatments have patients received?
0
1

Why did patients apply to this trial?

being the caretaker of my grandmother. I like to do Resurch studies to help others.
PatientReceived no prior treatments
Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Rural Dementia Caregiver Project
2020. "Rural Dementia Caregiver Project". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04428112.
~86 spots leftby Apr 2025
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