Supporting Care Partners' Well-Being With Artificial Intelligence (AI) Chatbots

NCT07145723 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 26

Last updated 2026-04-01

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study is being completed to test an AI therapy chatbot application called Earkick to see whether it is feasible and acceptable in supporting care partners who support individuals living with dementia.

Conditions

  • Caregivers

Interventions

OTHER

Earkick app

Participants will have a baseline visit followed by an 8-week home monitoring period (HMP) using the Earkick app. The Earkick app will interact with a mental health chatbot. Participants will complete online surveys at the midpoint (4 weeks) and end (8 weeks) of the HMP. Participants will choose one mental health-related topic to focus on from weeks 1-4 and one physical health-related topic to focus on from weeks 5-8. Additionally, participants will have a post-HMP interview over Zoom.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Mark Newman, PhD · University of Michigan

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-09-22
Primary Completion
2026-01-23
Completion
2026-02-04

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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