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Mentalizing Imagery Therapy for Caregivers to Address Risk of Elder Mistreatment ((MIT-CARE))

9 juni 2026 uppdaterad av: Wesley Browning, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Mentalizing Imagery Therapy for Caregivers to Address Risk of Elder Mistreatment (MIT-CARE)

The purpose of this study is to establish the clinical efficacy of Mentalizing Imagery Therapy (MIT) for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders (ADRD) family caregivers in terms of mentalizing and elder mistreatment (EM) risk factors of stress, depression, and suicidality and to identify the mechanistic impacts of MIT on ADRD family caregivers' mental health,including stress, depression, and suicidality.

Studieöversikt

Status

Har inte rekryterat ännu

Betingelser

Intervention / Behandling

Studietyp

Interventionell

Inskrivning (Beräknad)

50

Fas

  • Inte tillämpbar

Kontakter och platser

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Studiekontakt

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Studieorter

Deltagandekriterier

Forskare letar efter personer som passar en viss beskrivning, så kallade behörighetskriterier. Några exempel på dessa kriterier är en persons allmänna hälsotillstånd eller tidigare behandlingar.

Urvalskriterier

Åldrar som är berättigade till studier

  • Barn
  • Vuxen
  • Äldre vuxen

Tar emot friska volontärer

Nej

Beskrivning

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Primary family ADRD caregivers
  • Recruited nationally.
  • Caring for someone aged 60 or older
  • Provide at least 8 hours of care weekly
  • Report at least mild depressive symptoms (PHQ-9 ≥5)
  • Use a smartphone at least five days per week.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Active psychosis or mania
  • A suicide attempt in the last 6 months or current suicidal intent
  • Self-reported memory or cognitive complaints
  • Unstable medical conditions or planned major surgery
  • Moderate to severe substance use disorders.

Studieplan

Det här avsnittet ger detaljer om studieplanen, inklusive hur studien är utformad och vad studien mäter.

Hur är studien utformad?

Designdetaljer

  • Primärt syfte: Förebyggande
  • Tilldelning: Randomiserad
  • Interventionsmodell: Crossover tilldelning
  • Maskning: Ingen (Open Label)

Vapen och interventioner

Deltagargrupp / Arm
Intervention / Behandling
Experimentell: 4 weeks of MIT followed by 4 weeks of ME with 2 weeks of washout period in between
Beteende: Mentalizing Imagery Therapy
MIT is a 4-week, app-delivered behavioral program integrating guided imagery, mindfulness, and perspective-taking practices designed to enhance mentalizing, emotion regulation, and self compassion. MIT is reinforced by weekly 90-minute virtual group sessions
Beteende: Mindfulness Exercises.
Mindfulness exercises (ME) is a 4-week, app-delivered program featuring daily self-guided mindfulness practices and reflective exercises aimed at reducing depression and stress.ME is self-guided and does not include group sessions.
Experimentell: 4 weeks of ME, followed by 4 weeks of MIT with 2 weeks of washout period in between

Vad mäter studien?

Primära resultatmått

Resultatmått
Åtgärdsbeskrivning
Tidsram
Change in perceived stress as measured by self-reported daily stress
Tidsram: From Baseline through Week 10
This is scored on a scale from 0-10, with 0 indicating no stress, and 10 indicating the day was extremely stressful
From Baseline through Week 10

Sekundära resultatmått

Resultatmått
Åtgärdsbeskrivning
Tidsram
Change in perceived stress as measured by Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)
Tidsram: Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 6, Week 8, and Week 10
The PSS is a 10-item psychological instrument measuring the degree to which situations in one's life are appraised as stressful. Items are scored from 0-4, with total scores ranging from 0-40. Higher scores indicate greater perceived stress.
Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 6, Week 8, and Week 10
Change in depression as measured by Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)
Tidsram: Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 6, Week 8, and Week 10
PHQ-9 is a 9-item self-report measure used to assess the severity of depressive symptoms . Each item is scored from 0 ("Not at all") to 3 ("Nearly every day"), resulting in a total score ranging from 0 to 27. Higher scores indicate greater depressive symptom severity.
Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 6, Week 8, and Week 10
Depression as measured by self-rated daily depression severity
Tidsram: From baseline through Week 10
this will be reported as the number of times participant felt feel depressed, sad, or hopeless each day
From baseline through Week 10
Suicidality as measured by self-reported daily suicidality
Tidsram: From baseline through Week 10
this will be reported as the number of times participant felt they would be better off dead or thinking about hurting themselves each day
From baseline through Week 10
Change in Mentalization as Measured by the Mentalization Questionnaire (MZQ)
Tidsram: Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 6, Week 8, and Week 10
This is a 15 item questionnaire and each is scored on a 5-point Likert scale for a score range from 15-75. Higher scores often indicate greater mentalizing deficits
Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 6, Week 8, and Week 10
Change in Mindfulness as Measured by the Mindfulness Subscale of the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS)
Tidsram: Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 6, Week 8, and Week 10
The subscale consists of 4 items rated on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 ("Almost Never") to 5 ("Almost Always"). Scores are calculated as the mean of the item responses, with higher scores indicating greater mindfulness.
Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 6, Week 8, and Week 10
Change in Self-compassion as measured by the Self-Compassion Scale
Tidsram: Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 6, Week 8, and Week 10
This has 26 items rated on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 ("Almost Never") to 5 ("Almost Always"). Scores are calculated by averaging item responses after reverse-scoring negatively worded items. Total scores range from 1 to 5, with higher scores indicating greater self-compassion
Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 6, Week 8, and Week 10
Emotion Regulation as measured by self-reported daily emotion regulation
Tidsram: From baseline through Week 10
This will be reported as number of times participant felt angry or anxious and how often they lost control over their behaviors each day
From baseline through Week 10

Samarbetspartners och utredare

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Sponsor

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Samarbetspartners

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Utredare

  • Huvudutredare: Wesley Browning, PhD, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

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Studera stora datum

Studiestart (Beräknad)

1 augusti 2026

Primärt slutförande (Beräknad)

1 september 2027

Avslutad studie (Beräknad)

30 juni 2028

Studieregistreringsdatum

Först inskickad

9 juni 2026

Först inskickad som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna

9 juni 2026

Första postat (Faktisk)

15 juni 2026

Uppdateringar av studier

Senaste uppdatering publicerad (Faktisk)

15 juni 2026

Senaste inskickade uppdateringen som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna

9 juni 2026

Senast verifierad

1 juni 2026

Mer information

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Nyckelord

Ytterligare relevanta MeSH-villkor

Andra studie-ID-nummer

  • HSC-SN-25-0900
  • 5P30AG086563-02 (U.S.S. NIH-anslag/kontrakt)

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