RECRUITING

Learning Skills Together Family Caregiver Complex Intervention

Study Overview

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Description

Learning Skills Together (LST) is a 6-week psychoeducational intervention focused on complex care (nursing) tasks completed by family caregivers to persons living with Alzheimer's Disease and related dementias. This study aims to test the efficacy of LST at reducing caregiver depression and negative appraisal of behavioral symptoms of dementia by building caregiver self-efficacy. To do this, eligible participants will be randomized into an intervention group (LST) or a control group condition focused on healthy living for family caregivers. Participants will be asked to complete surveys before and after participating in the intervention or the control condition to determine whether change in hypothesized outcomes can be attributed to the intervention condition.

Official Title

Learning Skills Together: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Complex Care Skills Intervention to Improve AD/ADRD Caregiver Self-Efficacy

Quick Facts

Study Start:2024-01-30
Study Completion:2027-04-30
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT05846984

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. * Is aged 18 years or older
  2. * Be a family member, including "families of choice," to an individual living with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia who has received a diagnosis from a physician
  3. * Provide assistance with at least two instrumental activities of daily living or one activity of daily living
  4. * Report a Global Deterioration Scale (GDS) rating for care recipients between 4 to 6
  5. * Commit to attending at least 5 of the 6 discussion sessions
  6. * Has reliable access to the internet and email and be able to attend synchronous sessions using the Zoom videoconferencing platform
  1. * Unable to read and speak English
  2. * Participated in Learning Skills Together in the past
  3. * Plans to place the care recipient in a skilled nursing facility within the next 9 months (i.e., study duration)
  4. * Was diagnosed with depression and/or started or significantly altered their depression treatment, including starting a pharmacological therapy or beginning therapy, in the previous 3 months

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Kylie N Meyer, PhD, MSc
CONTACT
216-368-1928
knm77@case.edu
Patricia N Burant, Ed.D., M.A.
CONTACT
216-368-1928
pab75@case.edu

Principal Investigator

Kylie N Meyer, PhD, Mac
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Case Western Reserve University

Study Locations (Sites)

Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio, 44106
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Case Western Reserve University

  • Kylie N Meyer, PhD, Mac, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Case Western Reserve University

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 Date2024-01-30
Study Completion Date2027-04-30

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2024-01-30
Study Completion Date2027-04-30

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Dementia
  • Alzheimer Disease
  • Caregiver Burden
  • Self Efficacy