Improving Dementia Caregiver Sleep & the Effect on Heart Disease Biomarkers

NCT01550172 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2016-10-26

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Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine whether a combined intervention of a night home monitoring system and cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBTi) is effective in improving sleep in dementia caregivers who arise at night.

Conditions

  • Caregivers of Persons With Dementia

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Sleep Behavioral Therapy A and NHMS

The night home monitoring system provides caregivers with reliable alerts and information regarding the whereabouts of the person with dementia during the night. Sleep behavioral therapy A uses a combination of cognitive exercises and behavior adjustments.

BEHAVIORAL

Sleep Behavioral Therapy B and NHMS

The night home monitoring system (NHMS) provides caregivers with reliable alerts and information regarding the whereabouts of the person with dementia during the night. Sleep behavioral therapy B uses primarily behavioral adjustments.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Aging (NIA)

    collaborator NIH
  • University of South Florida

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Meredeth Rowe, RN, PhD · University of South Florida

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-04-30
Primary Completion
2016-07-31
Completion
2016-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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