- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT05309577
Self-Care for Dementia Caregivers (Care2)
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Caregivers of family members with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and AD-related dementias (ADRD) experience high rates of psychological stress, physical impairments, and often, disruptions in normal daily activities. Caregivers must be alert both at night and during the day, and often on an inconsistent schedule. As a result, caregivers are less likely to sleep, exercise, and be socially active on a regular schedule. Disruptions of these biological and behavioral time cues, or "zeitgebers", in turn decrease the stability of the body's biological clock, placing caregivers at high risk for adverse health outcomes related to an out-of-sync biological clock (e.g. diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and depression, among others). Caregivers of individuals with ADRD experience worse health outcomes compared with other types of caregivers, likely due to more heavily or frequently disrupted schedules.
For this research study, 25 individuals aged 50 and older who are providing care for a family member with mild-to-moderate dementia will be included. Data from 5 participants will be used for the development of an intervention manual (NIH Stage Model IA). A small pilot study will be conducted (NIH Stage Model IB) in which 20 participants will use a new mobile app - my rhythm watch - for up to 6 weeks. Objective actigraphic measures of the 24-hour pattern of sleep and daytime activity - known as the rest-activity rhythm (RAR) - will be measured continuously via the apple watch to evaluate circadian rhythms as a potential intervention target/mechanism of action. The investigators will measure the regularity, timing, and amplitude of behavioral patterns over a 24-hour period. Participants will be assessed at baseline, post-intervention, and 3-months post-intervention.
Study Type
Enrollment (Estimated)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: Emilee Croswell, BS
- Phone Number: 412-440-8418
- Email: Croswellej@upmc.edu
Study Locations
-
-
Pennsylvania
-
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15260
- Recruiting
- University of Pittsburgh
-
Principal Investigator:
- Sarah T Stahl, PhD
-
Contact:
- Emilee Croswell, BS
- Phone Number: 412-440-8418
- Email: Croswellej@upmc.edu
-
-
Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- 50 years old or older
- family member of the care recipient (spouse, child, or fictive kin)
- Provides at least 8 hours of care/ week
- Lives in same household as the care recipient
- Difficulty engaging in self-care practices including sleep, exercise, and/or social activity with others
- Mild level of psychological distress (defined by a score > 5 on the PHQ-9)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Living in a nursing home
- intent to institutionalize loved one in near future (12 months)
- Under 50 years of age
- Does not live in the same household as care recipient
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: N/A
- Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
---|---|
Experimental: Caregiver Intervention
Behavioral self-monitoring of sleep and activity up to 6 weeks, using the myRhythmWatch app, and motivational health coaching.
|
Participants (n=20) will wear a iWatch to continuously measure their objective sleep-wake activity.
The iWatch data sync to the new myRhythmWatch app, where participants will monitor their behavioral rhythm.
Participants will also interact with a 'health coach' about their recorded behaviors weekly.
This health coach will use motivational interviewing to enhance older adult caregivers' confidence and intrinsic motivation to engage in regular self-care.
|
What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
---|---|---|
Change from baseline in Caregiver Burden throughout research study
Time Frame: Up to 4.5 months
|
The Zarit Burden Interview is a self-reported questionnaire that assesses caregiver burnout.
Caregiver Burden will be assessed throughout the study, namely pre- and post-intervention and at 3-month follow-up.
A score of 0-10 indicates mild to no burden and a score of 20 or higher indicates a high level of burden, or worse result.
|
Up to 4.5 months
|
Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
---|---|---|
Change from baseline in depressive symptoms throughout research study
Time Frame: Up to 4.5 months
|
The 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) scale is a self-reported questionnaire to be completed by the participant that assesses severity of depression.
The PHQ-9 will be administered throughout the study to assess changes in depressive symptoms pre- and post-intervention, and at the 3-month follow-up visit.
A minimum score on this metric is a 0, indicating no impact to patient health, and ranges up to a maximum score of 27, indicating more severe impacts to patient health.
|
Up to 4.5 months
|
Change from baseline in anxiety symptoms throughout research study
Time Frame: Up to 4.5 months
|
The 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7) will be administered throughout the study to assess changes in anxiety symptoms pre and post-intervention, and at 3-month follow-up visit.
The whole scale score can range from 0 to 21, with severity increasing as values increase.
The threshold of 5 or higher indicates mild anxiety symptoms, 10 or higher indicates moderate anxiety symptoms, and 15 or higher indicates severe anxiety symptoms.
|
Up to 4.5 months
|
Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Sarah T Stahl, PhD, University of Pittsburgh, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Clinical and Translational Science
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Estimated)
Study Completion (Estimated)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimated)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- STUDY21090195
- P30AG024978 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
IPD Plan Description
IPD Sharing Time Frame
IPD Sharing Access Criteria
IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type
- STUDY_PROTOCOL
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.
Clinical Trials on Sleep
-
University of Wisconsin, MadisonPhilips HealthcareCompletedSleep, Slow-wave Sleep, Sleep Enhancement, Sleep Optimization
-
Brain Electrophysiology Laboratory CompanyRecruiting
-
University GhentEuropean CommissionEnrolling by invitation
-
Northumbria UniversityCompletedSleep | Mood | Poor Quality Sleep | Good Sleep HabitUnited Kingdom
-
Koko Home, Inc.Stanford UniversityRecruitingSleep Disorder | Insomnia | Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders | Sleep | Sleep Disturbance | Sleep HygieneUnited States
-
Medical College of WisconsinChildren's Hospital and Health System Foundation, Wisconsin; Divine Savior...Active, not recruitingSleep | Sleep HygieneUnited States
-
Aretaieion University HospitalRecruitingSleep Disorder | Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders | Sleep | Sleep Disturbance | Surgery | Anesthesia | Sleep Fragmentation | Sleep Disorders, Circadian RhythmGreece
-
Baylor College of MedicineEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development... and other collaboratorsRecruiting
-
Brain Electrophysiology Laboratory CompanyCompletedSleep | Sleep HygieneUnited States
-
ResMedCRI-The Clinical Research Institute GmbH; University Hospital RegensburgCompletedObstructive Sleep Apnea | Central Sleep Apnea | Mixed Sleep Apnea | Complex Sleep ApneaSwitzerland, Spain, Denmark, Portugal, France, Germany
Clinical Trials on Behavioral Self-Monitoring + Motivational Interviewing
-
University of PittsburghCompletedDepression | Mood Disorders | Anxiety | Health Behavior | Grief | BereavementUnited States
-
Seinajoki Central HospitalTampere UniversityCompletedAnxiety Disorders | Major Depression | Dual Diagnosis | Substance Related DisordersFinland
-
York UniversityRyerson University; University of Massachusetts, AmherstCompletedAnxiety Disorders | Generalized Anxiety DisorderCanada
-
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthCompleted
-
Akdeniz UniversityAydin Adnan Menderes UniversityCompletedCOPD | Motivational Interviewing | Self-Efficacy | Self Management | Psychiatric NursingTurkey
-
University of New MexicoTerminated
-
Umeå UniversityUnknown
-
Mayo ClinicHealthPartners InstituteCompletedPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveUnited States
-
University of MichiganNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)RecruitingSexually Transmitted Diseases | HIV | Chlamydia | Gonorrhea | SyphilisUnited States
-
University of WashingtonNational Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)CompletedDepression | Cardiovascular Diseases | Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 | Dysthymic DisorderUnited States