Telephone Support for Dementia Caregivers

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

250 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-02-29

Study Completion Date

2013-05-31

Brief Summary

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Caring for a patient with dementia is associated with increased feelings of burden and depression. The proposed study will examine the efficacy of Family Intervention: Telephone Tracking - Dementia (FITT-Dementia), a multi-component, family-based, telephone intervention, as a tool to reduce caregiver stress.

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Detailed Description

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A previous pilot study of this approach showed reduced burden and reaction to memory and behavior problems for dementia caregivers. This study will test the intervention in a larger group of caregivers and have a more detailed analysis of outcomes.

The caregiver of a person with dementia will receive telephone support calls. They will receive telephone calls from a trained member of the research team. These calls will occur over a six-month period and will be scheduled at a time that is convenient for the caregiver. They will receive a total of 16 calls over 6 months. During each call, the support person will discuss their current caregiving situation and provide various forms of support.

Conditions

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Dementia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Supportive Counseling

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Telephone Support

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Supportive telephone counseling about caregiving

Problem-Solving

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Family Intervention:Telephone Tracking Support- Caregiver

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Family-based problem solving treatment

Interventions

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Family Intervention:Telephone Tracking Support- Caregiver

Family-based problem solving treatment

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Telephone Support

Supportive telephone counseling about caregiving

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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FITT-C

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 1\) Diagnosis of dementia;
* 2\) mild to moderate dementia;
* 3\) family member or other adult in caregiver role for at least 6 months, and who provides at least 4 hours of supervision or direct assistance per day for the person with dementia;
* 4\) care recipient lives in the community, including senior/retirement centers, but excluding nursing homes and assisted living centers; and
* 5\) there is no plan for the care recipient to be placed in long term care or the caregiver to end their role within the next 6 months

Exclusion Criteria

Patient:

* 1\) other major medical condition affecting independent functioning
* 2\) older than age 90; and
* 3\) younger than age 50.

Caregiver:

* 1\) major acute medical illness;
* 2\) English not primary language;
* 3\) cognitive impairment;
* 4\) no access to a telephone; or
* 5\) older than age 90.

Minimum Eligible Age

50 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

90 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No