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An Innovative Caregiver Tool to Assess and Manage Behavioral Symptoms of Dementia

NCT02420535 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 114

Last updated 2016-12-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Behavioral symptoms that commonly occur with dementia are associated with increased health care utilization and can lead to challenges for the person living with dementia and their caregivers. Caregivers need knowledge and skills to monitor these behaviors, to identify what triggers them, and to learn how to use proven, practical medication-free strategies to prevent and manage the behaviors. The purpose of this study is to develop and test the WeCareAdvisor, a customized, internet-based computer tool for family caregivers that helps them to assess, manage and track behavioral symptoms and their contributing factors (e.g., pain, sleep disturbance), and that provides tailored strategies for in-home, medication-free behavior management. This study is a collaboration between researchers at the University of Michigan and Johns Hopkins University.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Immediately Receive Tool

BEHAVIORAL

One Month Delay

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Helen Kales, MD · University of Michigan

  • Laura Gitlin, PhD · Johns Hopkins University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-05-31
Primary Completion
2016-10-31
Completion
2016-10-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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