Evaluating the Efficacy of the Pain Identification and Communication Toolkit

Description

This study will evaluate the Pain Identification and Communication Toolkit (PICT), a multicomponent intervention for caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). PICT provides training in observational pain assessment and coaching in effective pain communication techniques. It will recruit participants from programs of all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE) and partnering health care clinics. The investigators hypothesize that PICT will help caregivers to recognize and communicate about pain in their care recipients.

Conditions

Caregiver Burden, Cognitive Impairment, Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, Pain, Chronic

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Study overview

This study will evaluate the Pain Identification and Communication Toolkit (PICT), a multicomponent intervention for caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). PICT provides training in observational pain assessment and coaching in effective pain communication techniques. It will recruit participants from programs of all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE) and partnering health care clinics. The investigators hypothesize that PICT will help caregivers to recognize and communicate about pain in their care recipients.

The Pain Identification and Communication Toolkit: A Training Program to Support Family Caregivers of Persons With ADRD

Evaluating the Efficacy of the Pain Identification and Communication Toolkit

Condition
Caregiver Burden
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

New York

Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, United States, 10065

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. Age 21 or older
  • 2. Any gender
  • 3. English speaking
  • 4. Cognitively intact (BOMC ≤10)
  • 5. Provides care to a community-dwelling adult with dementia or cognitive impairment who also has a pain diagnosis
  • 6. Care recipient is not enrolled in hospice
  • 7. Visits the care recipient at least weekly
  • 8. Accessible by telephone
  • 1. Paid caregiver
  • 2. Age 20 or younger
  • 3. Non-English speaking
  • 4. Cognitively impaired
  • 5. Does not provide care to a person with dementia or cognitive impairment who also has a pain diagnosis
  • 6. Currently enrolled in hospice
  • 7. The patient to whom the caregiver provides assistance is enrolled in hospice
  • 8. Visits care recipient less than weekly
  • 9. Not accessible by telephone.

Ages Eligible for Study

21 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Weill Medical College of Cornell University,

Catherine A Riffin, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Study Record Dates

2028-02