WeCareAdvisor: A Web-Based Tool to Improve Quality of Life for Military Veterans With Dementia and Their Caregivers

NCT ID: NCT04587583

Last Updated: 2022-03-31

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1/PHASE2

Total Enrollment

19 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-10-19

Study Completion Date

2021-10-21

Brief Summary

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This research will test the WeCareAdvisor tool for family caregivers of military veterans with dementia to help caregivers assess, manage and track behavioral symptoms and their contributing factors (e.g., pain, sleep disturbance), and that provides tailored strategies for in-home, medication-free behavior management. 60 caregiver-person with dementia dyads will be recruited (30 Treatment Group, 30 Wait-List Control Group).

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Dementia Caregiver Memory Disorders Alzheimer Disease Behavioral Symptoms

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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WeCareAdvisor

immediate use of the WeCareAdvisor tool for a 1 month period

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

WeCareAdvisor

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Tailored, internet-based software intended to assess, manage and track behavioral symptoms and their contributing factors and to instruct dementia caregivers in problem solving approaches (tailored strategies for in-home, medication-free behavior management) to address difficult or disruptive behaviors exhibited by the person with dementia. During the testing period participants will refer to the WeCareAdvisor when behavioral challenges occur.

WeCareAdvisor after 1 month

after a wait period of 1 month, use of the WeCareAdvisor tool for a 1 month period

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

WeCareAdvisor

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Tailored, internet-based software intended to assess, manage and track behavioral symptoms and their contributing factors and to instruct dementia caregivers in problem solving approaches (tailored strategies for in-home, medication-free behavior management) to address difficult or disruptive behaviors exhibited by the person with dementia. During the testing period participants will refer to the WeCareAdvisor when behavioral challenges occur.

Interventions

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WeCareAdvisor

Tailored, internet-based software intended to assess, manage and track behavioral symptoms and their contributing factors and to instruct dementia caregivers in problem solving approaches (tailored strategies for in-home, medication-free behavior management) to address difficult or disruptive behaviors exhibited by the person with dementia. During the testing period participants will refer to the WeCareAdvisor when behavioral challenges occur.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Eligible caregivers must:

* Be the primary caregiver of a military veteran with dementia for at least 6 months and planning to remain the primary caregiver for the next 2 months
* Currently living with the person they are caring for (care recipient)
* Comfortable utilizing technology (e.g. computers, tablets, the internet)
* Have access to the internet and a computer or tablet device
* Plans to live in the area for the duration of the study

Care recipients (military veteran living with dementia) must:

* Exhibit at least one or more behavioral symptoms (any behavior at any frequency)
* Receiving psychotropic medication or cognitive enhancers will not exclude the care recipient.
* Have a clinical diagnosis of dementia (any type) per caregiver report.
* Be a military veteran.

Exclusion Criteria

* Inability to read, speak or understand English
* Lack of regular access to a telephone, internet, technology (tablet or computer)
* Caregiver is unable to use a computer or tablet
* Person with dementia is not a military veteran
Minimum Eligible Age

21 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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United States Department of Defense

FED

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Michigan

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Frederic C. Blow

Professor of Psychiatry

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Frederic C Blow, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Michigan

Locations

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University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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W81XWH-16-1-0551

Identifier Type: OTHER_GRANT

Identifier Source: secondary_id

HUM00117707

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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