Support Via Technology: Living and Learning With Advancing FTD

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

16 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-01-14

Study Completion Date

2022-03-04

Brief Summary

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Much effort over the last several decades has been devoted to developing and implementing psychoeducational interventions for family caregiving partners for those with Alzheimer's and relatedm dementias (ADRD). However, few interventions address the specific needs of care partners for those with frontotemporal degeneration (FTD).

This study tests an intervention to support family caregivers for those with FTD.

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Detailed Description

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Much effort over the last several decades has been devoted to developing and implementing psychoeducational interventions for family caregiving partners for those with Alzheimer's and related dementias (ADRD). However, few interventions address the specific needs of care partners for those with frontotemporal degeneration (FTD), the most common form of dementia in adults under age 60.

Caring for a family member with FTD can affect the psychological, social, and relational health of families. Care partners for those with the disease have higher levels of burden and depression, as well as more sleep disturbances and worse financial strain than care partners for those with ADRD. Psychoeducational interventions can alleviate some of the psychological symptoms associated with dementia caregiving, but few programs have been designed for care partners for persons with FTD. Further, many of the existing programs are inaccessible for families due to distance and cost. The STELLA (Support via TEchnology: Living and Learning with Advancing dementia) intervention is designed to teach ADRD care partners strategies for managing behavioral symptoms associated with dementia. STELLA uses videoconferencing to connect care partners, in their own homes, with experienced Guides (e.g., nurses). The Guides use cognitive behavioral techniques to assist care partners in identifying and implementing strategies to reduce distressing behavioral symptoms in the person with dementia.

Our pilot work found that early versions of STELLA reduced the frequency of behavioral symptoms and care partner reactivity to them. In this study, the investigators will adapt STELLA to specifically address the needs of family care partners for persons with frontotemporal degeneration. Aim 1. Adapt STELLA to the needs of care partners for those with FTD

1. Gather FTD care partner feedback on STELLA and suggestions for tailoring STELLA for FTD
2. Adapt STELLA for FTD care partners based on end-user feedback Aim 2. Assess the feasibility, acceptability and STELLA-FTD with FTD care partners Aim 3. Assess the preliminary efficacy of STELLA-FTD on the primary outcomes: reducing the frequency of behavioral symptoms and care partner reactivity to the symptoms as measured on the Revised Memory and Behavior Problems Checklist (RMBPC).

Conditions

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Caregivers Burnout Frontotemporal Dementia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

8-week single group intervention

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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STELLA-FTD study

One group only

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

STELLA-FTD

Intervention Type OTHER

Behavioral intervention for caregivers for those with FTD

Interventions

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STELLA-FTD

Behavioral intervention for caregivers for those with FTD

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Care Partner for family member, close friend or kin with FTD, primary progressive aphasia, progressive supranuclear palsy or other frontotemporal degenerative dementia
* Must speak English
* Must be able to see and hear the videoconference-based interactions.