In-Home Technology for Caregivers of People With Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment

Summary

This study aims to develop and evaluate new in-home supportive technology that is designed to alleviate anxiety, burden, and loneliness in spousal and familial caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease, other dementias, or mild cognitive impairment.

Conditions

• Dementia
• Mild Cognitive Impairment
• Alzheimer Disease

Interventions

DEVICE

In-Home Technology System and Questionnaires

Participants self-install the in-home technology system in their homes after enrollment in the study (i.e., consent procedures and initial questionnaire). Intelligent bots monitor the in-home sensors, learn typical patterns, and provide caregivers with text messages via cell phone and alerts via the tablet when worrisome behaviors occur. Social contact is encouraged using caregiver resources and a trusted circle of friends and family who are encouraged to stay in contact with the caregiver and person with dementia or mild cognitive impairment.

DEVICE

Waiting Control In-Home Technology System and Questionnaires

Participants self-install the in-home technology system in their homes six months after their enrollment in the study (i.e., consent procedures and initial questionnaire). Intelligent bots monitor the in-home sensors, learn typical patterns, and provide caregivers with text messages via cell phone and alerts via the tablet when worrisome behaviors occur. Social contact is encouraged using caregiver resources and a trusted circle of friends and family who are encouraged to stay in contact with the caregiver and person with dementia or mild cognitive impairment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• People Power Company

  collaborator INDUSTRY

• National Institute on Aging (NIA)

  collaborator NIH

• University of California, San Francisco

  collaborator OTHER

• University of California, Berkeley

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Robert W Levenson, Ph.D. · University of California, Berkeley

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2020-03-10

Primary Completion

2021-12-08

Completion

2021-12-08

Countries

• United States

Study Locations