A Ten-Week Online Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Intervention for Family Caregivers of People With Dementia
NCT ID: NCT05043441
Last Updated: 2024-10-09
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
33 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2022-03-21
2024-06-18
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) group
10 weekly ACT sessions individually guided by a trained coach through Zoom videoconferencing with psychoeducation materials provided
Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)
Caregivers assigned to this intervention group will receive individual ACT sessions guided by a trained coach for one hour per week over 10 weeks through Zoom videoconferencing with psychoeducation materials provided.
Psychoeducation control group
Care as usual with psychoeducation materials provided
Psychoeducation
The psychoeducation control group will receive care as usual with psychoeducation materials provided.
Interventions
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Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)
Caregivers assigned to this intervention group will receive individual ACT sessions guided by a trained coach for one hour per week over 10 weeks through Zoom videoconferencing with psychoeducation materials provided.
Psychoeducation
The psychoeducation control group will receive care as usual with psychoeducation materials provided.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* having at least mild depression as measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)-9
* having a computer or a smartphone with the internet access at home and
* being able to provide informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
* having psychiatric hospitalizations or diagnoses of mental illness in the previous two years
* taking antipsychotic or anticonvulsant medication at the time of recruitment
* considering or planning to place family members of PwD in a nursing home within 6 months or
* having the possibility of study dropouts due to medical conditions of caregivers (e.g., surgery that may affect mental health) and their relatives with dementia (e.g., conditions that may impede study participation due to frequent hospitalization or death)
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Alzheimer's Association
OTHER
University of Alabama at Birmingham
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Areum Han
Assistant professor
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
Countries
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References
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Han A, Oster R, Yuen H, Jenkins J, Hawkins J, Edwards L. Videoconference-Delivered Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Family Caregivers of People With Dementia: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Form Res. 2025 Mar 31;9:e67545. doi: 10.2196/67545.
Other Identifiers
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AARG-21-846868
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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