Heart-Focused Breathing in Alzheimer's Disease Caregivers
NCT ID: NCT04077450
Last Updated: 2020-02-25
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Basic Information
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WITHDRAWN
NA
INTERVENTIONAL
2019-01-28
2020-01-27
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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A group of 20 men and women who consider themselves the primary caregiver of a person with AD will be recruited and enrolled into the study. Participants will be randomized into one of two study arms, (a) the modified-waitlist control arm or (b) the intervention arm. The study will explore the effects of an online heart-focused breathing intervention on heart rate variability (measured by the Welltory app on their smart device), perceived burden, stress, and quality of life in the intervention arm over a two-week period.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Modified Waitlist Control Arm
Participants will complete the following components of baseline (T1) data collection: demographics, questionnaire, heart rate variability assessment. Two weeks later, participants will be asked to complete post-intervention data collection (T2), which consists of a questionnaire and heart rate variability assessment. After the completion of data collection, participants will be offered the online heart-focused breathing intervention.
No interventions assigned to this group
Intervention Arm
Participants will complete the following components of baseline (T1) data collection: demographics, questionnaire, heart rate variability assessment. These participants will receive an online heart-focused breathing intervention. Participants will be asked to practice their breathing skills while monitoring their heart rate variability using the Welltory app on their smart device for the following two weeks. Participants will be instructed to maintain a log to record the date and time of each practice session. Research staff will make biweekly reminder calls to participants. After the two-week period, participants will complete post-intervention data collection (T2), which includes a questionnaire and HRV assessment.
Online Heart-Focused Breathing Intervention
Participants will receive an online standardized HeartMath© heart-focused breathing intervention.
Interventions
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Online Heart-Focused Breathing Intervention
Participants will receive an online standardized HeartMath© heart-focused breathing intervention.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* 18 years of age or older
* Live-in and unpaid informal caregiver to a loved one with Alzheimer's Disease
* Provides care or supervision for at least 4 hours per day for more than 6 months
* Experiencing stress
Exclusion Criteria
18 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Arizona State University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Locations
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Arizona State University
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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STUDY00009353
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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