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Comprehensive Support for Alzheimer's Disease Caregivers

NCT00362284 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 161

Last updated 2022-02-11

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of a comprehensive counseling and support intervention for people who care for parents with Alzheimer's disease (AD) or other dementias on outcomes such as stress, depression and ability to postpone or avoid nursing home placement.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

NYUCI-AC

Approximately six individual and family consultation sessions (2 individual, 3 family, 1 individual) within the first 4 months with adult child caregivers and/or their family members; support group participation (recommended at least once a month) after the completion of the individual and family consultation sessions for the duration of the project (up to 3 years after the intake interview); ad hoc consultation (ongoing in-person, telephone, or email support on an as-needed basis) for the duration of the project (up to 3 years after the intake interview); New York University Caregiver Intervention

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Joseph E. Gaugler, PhD · University of Minnesota, Center on Aging, Center for Gerontological Nursing, School of Nursing

  • Mary Mittelman, DrPH · Silberstein Institute for Aging and Dementia, Department of Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-09-30
Primary Completion
2011-12-31
Completion
2012-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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