RECRUITING

Care Planning for a Loved One With Dementia: Knowledge, Preparing for Decisions, and Emotions

Study Overview

This clinical trial focuses on testing the efficacy of different digital interventions to promote re-engagement in cancer-related long-term follow-up care for adolescent and young adult (AYA) survivors of childhood cancer.

Description

The overall objective of this study is to compare knowledge, decisional conflict, preferences, and caregiver burden over time caregivers of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) patients by comparing the effectiveness of a video decision aid intervention and enhanced usual care.

Official Title

Care Planning for a Loved One With Dementia: Knowledge, Preparing for Decisions, and Emotions

Quick Facts

Study Start:2022-04-13
Study Completion:2024-05-31
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT05165186

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.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * All participants must be age 18 or older.
  2. * Participants must be able to speak and understand English.
  3. * Participants must be a caregiver of someone with Alzheimer's Disease, frontotemporal dementia, or a related dementia
  4. * Participants should be able to understand the purpose and risks of the study and provide signed and dated informed consent and authorization to use protected health information (PHI) in accordance with national and local participant privacy regulations.
  1. Pregnancy or breastfeeding
  2. Severe psychiatric disorders
  3. Active substance abuse
  4. Unstable medical conditions
  5. Inability to comply with study requirements

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Amy Marchesano, LMCH
CONTACT
617-726-4587
AMARCHESANO@mgh.harvard.edu
Katie Brandt, MM
CONTACT
6176432323
katherine.brandt@mgh.harvard.edu

Principal Investigator

Brad C Dickerson, MD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Massachusetts General Hospital

Study Locations (Sites)

Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital

  • Brad C Dickerson, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Massachusetts General Hospital

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2022-04-13
Study Completion Date2024-05-31

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2022-04-13
Study Completion Date2024-05-31

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Caregiving
  • Dementia
  • Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD)
  • Caregiver Burden

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Dementia
  • Dementia Frontotemporal
  • Dementia Alzheimers
  • Dementia, Mild
  • Dementia Moderate
  • Dementia Severe
  • Caregiver Burnout
  • Caregiver Stress Syndrome