RECRUITING

Effect of Cognitive Empathy Training on Dementia Caregivers

Study Overview

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Description

The goal of this project is to investigate the effect of cognitive empathy training on mental health, inflammation, and immune function in caregivers of people living with dementia (PLWD), and to examine the underlying psychological and neurobiological mechanisms. The primary aim is to establish the effectiveness of cognitive empathy training in improving caregiver mental health and immune function, and in decreasing caregiver inflammation The secondary aim is to investigate the psychological and neurobiological mechanism by which cognitive empathy training improves caregiver well-being

Official Title

Effect of Cognitive Empathy Training on Dementia Caregivers

Quick Facts

Study Start:2025-02-13
Study Completion:2028-11
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT06650527

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
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Caregivers must live with their care recipient
  2. * Caregivers must have a Zarit Burden Scale score of 19 or higher
  3. * Caregivers must have no plans to move their care recipient to an institutional setting within the next year
  4. * Caregivers must be able to read and write English
  5. * Care recipient not in hospice
  6. * Access to a mobile phone that can take and email photographs
  1. * Subjects with a history of seizures or other neurological disorders, alcoholism, or any other substance abuse
  2. * Subjects with a history of psychiatric illness (excluding depression and anxiety disorders) will also be excluded
  3. * Subjects with a history of head trauma based on Survey
  4. * Subjects with MRI contra-indications

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

James Rilling, PhD
CONTACT
404-727-3062
jrillin@emory.edu
Kenneth Hepburn, PhD
CONTACT
404-712-9286
khepbur@emory.edu

Principal Investigator

James Rilling, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Emory College of Arts & Sciences
Kenneth Hepburn, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Emory School of Nursing

Study Locations (Sites)

Alter
Atlanta, Georgia, 30302
United States
Emory Integrated Memory Care
Atlanta, Georgia, 30329
United States
NIA Goizueta Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Atlanta, Georgia, 30329
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Emory University

  • James Rilling, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Emory College of Arts & Sciences
  • Kenneth Hepburn, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Emory School of Nursing

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 Date2025-02-13
Study Completion Date2028-11

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2025-02-13
Study Completion Date2028-11

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Cognitive empathy
  • People Living With Dementia
  • Caregivers

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Caregivers of People Living With Dementia
  • Dementia