RECRUITING

Reducing Suicide Risk Among Aging Caregivers of Persons With AD/ADRD

Study Overview

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Description

This project aims to adapt, implement, and evaluate a Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills training group intervention for aging adult family caregivers of person with Alzheimer's Disease and Alzheimer's Disease Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) to reduce suicidality. By adapting this modality, the investigators will provide a scalable intervention tailored for this high-risk population, maximizing the public health impact and improving suicide prevention.

Official Title

Reducing Suicide Risk Among Aging Caregivers of Persons With AD/ADRD: Adapting, Implementing, and Evaluating Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training Interventions

Quick Facts

Study Start:2025-01-07
Study Completion:2026-08-31
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT06055322

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:50 Years to 120 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * being age 50 and over (as most informal caregivers of persons with AD/ADRD are 50 or older; AARP, 2020; Chi et al., 2019)
  2. * being the primary informal caregiver
  3. * living with an AD/ADRD-diagnosed patient
  4. * being willing to be prodded for bloodspots
  5. * demonstrating English-fluency
  6. * endorsing a direct or indirect SI/suicide risk
  7. * Eligible individuals will score above clinical cutoffs for SI/suicide risk on at least 1 of 3 measures: the Suicide Behavior Questionnaire-R (SBQ-R; score \> 6; Osman et al., 2002), Interpersonal Needs Question-naire (INQ; thwarted belonging score \> 35; and perceived burden \> 17; Mitchell et al., 2020) or the Geriatric De-pression Scale (GDS; score \> 5 Heisel et al., 2005).
  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

Jonathan D Singer, PhD
CONTACT
7757228066
jonsinge@ttu.edu
Sean Mitchell, PhD
CONTACT
8068347593
sean.mitchell@ttu.edu

Study Locations (Sites)

Garrison Institute on Aging
Lubbock, Texas, 79413
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Texas Tech University

Study Record Dates

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Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2025-01-07
Study Completion Date2026-08-31

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2025-01-07
Study Completion Date2026-08-31

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Suicide Ideation
  • Older Adults
  • Family Caregivers
  • Alzheimer's Disease and Alzheimer's Disease Related Dementias
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Suicide
  • Depression
  • Caregiver Burden
  • Physical Health
  • Inflammation