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Cancer and Mild Cognitive Impairment Dyadic Intervention

Description

The purpose of this study is to see whether programs that include both a patient and their spouse or a patient and family caregiver (known as a dyad) are helpful for families in which one member of the dyad has cancer and mild memory difficulties and/or concerns. Participant and their spouse or participant and their family caregiver will have six, 60-minute video-conference sessions which will be scheduled at their convenience. The investigator will loan participants a tablet computer (iPad) to use for videoconferencing and train the participant in its use. Participant and their spouse or participant and their family caregiver will complete three assessments - one before starting the sessions, one after the sixth session, and one after 1 month. Each assessment will include surveys, which the participant will complete separately from their spouse or family caregiver. For most people, it will take upwards of 2 - 4 months to complete this study

Conditions

CancerCognitive Impairment
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Study Details

Study overview

The purpose of this study is to see whether programs that include both a patient and their spouse or a patient and family caregiver (known as a dyad) are helpful for families in which one member of the dyad has cancer and mild memory difficulties and/or concerns. Participant and their spouse or participant and their family caregiver will have six, 60-minute video-conference sessions which will be scheduled at their convenience. The investigator will loan participants a tablet computer (iPad) to use for videoconferencing and train the participant in its use. Participant and their spouse or participant and their family caregiver will complete three assessments - one before starting the sessions, one after the sixth session, and one after 1 month. Each assessment will include surveys, which the participant will complete separately from their spouse or family caregiver. For most people, it will take upwards of 2 - 4 months to complete this study

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Cancer and Mild Cognitive Impairment Dyadic Intervention

Condition
Cancer
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Durham

Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27705

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. Patients with Stage I-IV breast, colon, rectal, or lung cancer (diagnosed within two years); age 65 or older.
  • 2. Participants must be living at home (either in her/his own home).
  • 3. Participants must be fluent in English and able to learn basic skills for using a tablet computer to conduct videoconference treatment sessions.
  • 4. Exhibit Mild Cognitive Impairment/Concerns
  • 5. Have an informal family caregiver.
  • 1. Participant has visual or hearing impairments that preclude participation.
  • 2. Participant has dementia and do not have the capacity to participate.
  • 3. Have a serious untreated psychiatric illness as documented in medical chart review.
  • 4. The patient and the caregiver score less than a 3 on the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Distress Thermometer (DT) on a scale 0 to 10 to screen for distress. At least one dyad member must experience distress.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 100 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Duke University,

Katherine Ramos, Ph.D., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Duke University

Study Record Dates

2027-08-31