CAPABLE Family Pilot - Adapting CAPABLE for Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)/Early Stage Dementia and Their Care Partners

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

74 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-03-09

Study Completion Date

2024-04-15

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to test the adapted protocol, CAPABLE Family which builds upon the evidenced based CAPABLE program to address older adults with co-occurring physical disability and mild cognitive impairment or early stage dementia and the older adults' caregivers. It will consist of two phases - an open label pilot and waitlist control trial.

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Detailed Description

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CAPABLE (NA\_00031539) is an evidence-based program that reduces physical disability, but was designed for people who are cognitively intact.

The investigators seek to adapt CAPABLE to meet the needs of older adults with physical disability and mild cognitive impairment and early stage dementia. The investigators also seek to meet the needs of family members who serve as informal caregivers in relation to the physical function of those with cognitive impairment. The purpose of this pilot study is to test a new protocol for a new program, CAPABLE Family, to address older adults with co-occurring physical disability and dementia and the older adults' caregivers.

CAPABLE is a multicomponent goal-directed program that reduces physical disability by working with the person and environment, but was designed for people who are cognitively intact. Based on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) request, the investigators' team briefly included people with mild dementia in the regular CAPABLE protocol. Looking back on that preliminary data, the investigators identified a subset of 12 older adults with mild dementia with Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) scores of 23 or below. The investigators found that more than half improved in Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) which is promising but much lower than CAPABLE the rest of the cohorts which suggests the need to adapt CAPABLE for people with dementia. Therefore, the investigators have adapted CAPABLE for people with mild cognitive impairment or early stage dementia calling it CAPABLE Family.

As in CAPABLE (NA\_00031539), the delivery characteristics of CAPABLE Family consist of an assessment-driven, individually tailored package of interventions delivered over the course of 4 months by an occupational therapist (OT) (\~6 home visits for ≤ 1hour), a registered nurse (RN) (\~4 home visits for ≤ 1hour) and a handy worker (HW).

This research study is a continuation of IRB00243117 during which the investigators conducted preliminary activities to design the CAPABLE Family intervention. This study will include two phases, an open label pilot and a randomized control trial. The investigators will collect feedback during the open label pilot from the study team clinicians, older adult participants and care partners to further refine the intervention that will be tested as part of the randomized control trial.

Conditions

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Dementia, Mild Mild Cognitive Impairment Disability Physical Impairment, Cognitive Caregiver Burden Quality of Life Depression

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Waitlist Control Trial

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

The assessment collector will be blinded as to whether a participant is in the intervention or waitlist group

Study Groups

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Open Label Pilot

The Open Label Pilot (Phase 4) will include testing the CAPABLE Family intervention with 6 individuals with MCI or early-stage dementia. At least 5 of the 6 older adults will be required to have a family member involved. Assuming all have a family member involved (though one may not), 12 participants will be enrolled in the open label pilot.

Open label pilot participants will be asked to provide feedback halfway through the intervention and at the end via phone conversations with the research study team, allowing the study team to make changes accordingly.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

CAPABLE Family - Open Label Pilot

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

As in CAPABLE (NA\_00031539), the delivery characteristics of CAPABLE Family consist of an assessment-driven, individually tailored package of interventions delivered over the course of 4 months by an occupational therapist (OT) (\~6 home visits for ≤ 1hour), a registered nurse (RN) (\~4 home visits for ≤ 1hour) and a handy worker (HW).

Adaptations for cognitive decline will be made on a per-client basis as part of the open-label pilot. Topics of adaptations include problem areas addresses, care partner involvement, length/frequency of visits, types of assessments and questions asked, and brainstorming/action planning structure.

Randomized Control Pilot - Intervention Arm

After the open label pilot, 17 older adults (and if available, care partners) will be randomized to the CAPABLE Family intervention. They will be assessed at baseline, after the 4 month intervention, and after the waitlist control arm.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

CAPABLE Family - Randomized Control Trial

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

As in CAPABLE (NA\_00031539), the delivery characteristics of CAPABLE Family consist of an assessment-driven, individually tailored package of interventions delivered over the course of 4 months by an occupational therapist (OT) (\~6 home visits for ≤ 1hour), a registered nurse (RN) (\~4 home visits for ≤ 1hour) and a handy worker (HW). Refinements based on the open label pilot results will be included.

Randomized Control Pilot - Waitlist Control Arm

The waitlist control group, 17 older adults and if available, care partners, will receive the intervention after they have served as controls to the immediate treatment group, ensuring all participants have access to the intervention.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

CAPABLE Family - Randomized Control Trial

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

As in CAPABLE (NA\_00031539), the delivery characteristics of CAPABLE Family consist of an assessment-driven, individually tailored package of interventions delivered over the course of 4 months by an occupational therapist (OT) (\~6 home visits for ≤ 1hour), a registered nurse (RN) (\~4 home visits for ≤ 1hour) and a handy worker (HW). Refinements based on the open label pilot results will be included.

Interventions

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CAPABLE Family - Open Label Pilot

As in CAPABLE (NA\_00031539), the delivery characteristics of CAPABLE Family consist of an assessment-driven, individually tailored package of interventions delivered over the course of 4 months by an occupational therapist (OT) (\~6 home visits for ≤ 1hour), a registered nurse (RN) (\~4 home visits for ≤ 1hour) and a handy worker (HW).

Adaptations for cognitive decline will be made on a per-client basis as part of the open-label pilot. Topics of adaptations include problem areas addresses, care partner involvement, length/frequency of visits, types of assessments and questions asked, and brainstorming/action planning structure.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

CAPABLE Family - Randomized Control Trial

As in CAPABLE (NA\_00031539), the delivery characteristics of CAPABLE Family consist of an assessment-driven, individually tailored package of interventions delivered over the course of 4 months by an occupational therapist (OT) (\~6 home visits for ≤ 1hour), a registered nurse (RN) (\~4 home visits for ≤ 1hour) and a handy worker (HW). Refinements based on the open label pilot results will be included.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Have at least 1 ADL disability
* Have mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia (as indicated by clinician diagnosis, subjective cognitive complaints, or Blind/Telephone Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)(score of 16-23)
* Care partners will be included if they provide \>10 hours of care/week
* Live in Baltimore City/County