Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Family Caregivers of People With Dementia

NCT ID: NCT04458870

Last Updated: 2020-12-10

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

7 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-07-01

Study Completion Date

2020-11-09

Brief Summary

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The pilot project aims to investigate the feasibility and the preliminary efficacy of a guided online acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) intervention for distressed family caregivers of people with dementia. A one-group pretest-posttest design (n=15) will be used to investigate the potential effects of the 10 weekly online ACT intervention session on caregivers' outcomes at posttest (10 weeks).

Detailed Description

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This project will employ one-group pretest-posttest design to investigate the potential impact of a guided online ACT intervention on improving quality of life and psychological health in distressed family caregivers of people with dementia. After the baseline evaluation, eligible caregivers will receive 10 weekly ACT sessions, individually delivered by a licensed professional counselor online. Each session lasts for one hour. Primary outcome measures will be psychological distress measured by the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS)- 21 and care-related quality of life measured by the Care-related Quality of Life instrument (CarerQol). A one-time interview at the completion of the 10 weekly sessions will be conducted to explore caregivers' experiences in the intervention.

Conditions

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Psychological Distress

Keywords

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Caregivers Dementia Alzheimer's Disease Burden Quality of life Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Mindfulness Psychological health

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will receive 10 weekly individual acceptance and commitment therapy by a trained coach through zoom video-conferencing.

Interventions

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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Participants will receive 10 weekly individual acceptance and commitment therapy by a trained coach through zoom video-conferencing.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. community-dwelling adults (age 18 or over) who are currently taking primary responsibility for the care of a relative with dementia living in the community
2. devoting at least 1 hour daily to the care of the relative with dementia
3. having cared for a relative with dementia for at least 3 months
4. suffering at least mild symptoms of psychological distress measured by the DASS-21 (scores ≥ 5 on Depression Subscale of DASS-21, scores ≥ 4 on Anxiety Subscale, or scores ≥ 8 on Stress Subscale)
5. having a computer/smartphone with internet access capable of doing web browsing and video-conferencing
6. being able to provide informed consent by understanding the nature of study participation.

Exclusion Criteria

1. having cognitive, physical, or sensory deficits, or language barriers (non-English communicator) that impede study participation
2. receiving a psychological therapy currently
3. having psychiatric hospitalizations or diagnoses of mental illness in the previous 2 years
4. taking antipsychotic or anticonvulsant medication at the time of recruitment
5. considering or planning to place family members of dementia in a nursing home within 6 months
6. having the possibility of study dropouts due to other medical conditions of family members with dementia (e.g., conditions that may impede study participation due to frequent hospitalization or death).
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Alabama at Birmingham

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Areum Han

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Areum Han, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Locations

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University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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IRB-300005230

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id