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Coordinating Center for Caregiver Intervention Trial

NCT00177489 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 613

Last updated 2016-01-05

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Summary

The primary goal of this study is to test a single multi-component intervention among family caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders. The overall objectives of study are to 1) identify and reduce modifiable risk factors among diverse family caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's Disease or a related disorder, 2) enhance the quality of care of the care recipients, and 3) enhance the well-being of the caregivers.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

multicomponent psychosocial intervention

The intervention addressed caregiver depression, burden, self-care, and social support and care recipient problem behaviors through 12 in-home and telephone sessions over 6 months.

OTHER

Control arm

Caregivers in the control group received 2 brief "check-in" telephone calls during the 6-month intervention.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Aging (NIA)

    collaborator NIH

  • National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Pittsburgh

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Richard Schulz, Ph.D. · Professor of Psychiatry and Director, University Center for Social and Urban Research, University of Pittsburgh

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2002-06-30
Primary Completion
2005-09-30
Completion
2005-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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