Telehealth to Reduce Mental Health in Family Caregivers

NCT ID: NCT05696704

Last Updated: 2025-05-11

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-01-30

Study Completion Date

2028-12-31

Brief Summary

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The overarching goal of this project is to evaluate if evidence-based interventions can reduce PDG, burden, and stress in informal caregivers of individuals with dementia when provided over telehealth.

Detailed Description

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Aim 1: Examine the effects of two individual evidence-based therapies for informal caregivers of dementia patients over telehealth.

Conditions

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Mental Health Issue Grief Burden, Caregiver

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) combines the ideas of cognitive therapy with meditative practices and attitudes based on the cultivation of mindfulness. The heart of this work lies in becoming acquainted with the modes of mind that often characterize mood disorders while simultaneously learning to develop a new relationship to them.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy

Intervention Type OTHER

Individual tele-therapy 12 to 16 weeks

Behavior Activation

BA Increase reinforcing behaviors in order to influence emotions and cognitions.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: Behavior Activation

Intervention Type OTHER

Individual therapy 12 to 16 weeks

Interventions

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Behavioral: Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy

Individual tele-therapy 12 to 16 weeks

Intervention Type OTHER

Behavioral: Behavior Activation

Individual therapy 12 to 16 weeks

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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MBCT BA

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Participants must be informal caregivers (e.g., spouse; child; close friend) of individuals with dementia
* Informal caregivers can be family members or close friends
* Adults (18 to 89 years old) who read, write, and speak in English
* Mental Health Diagnosis (e.g., Generalized Anxiety Disorder; Major Depressive Disorder

Exclusion Criteria

* Formal caregivers (who are being paid to take care of the patient)
* Any informal caregivers with cognitive impairment is identified during the assessment.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

120 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Texas Tech University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Jonathan D Singer, Ph.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

[email protected]

Locations

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Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Casside Street, Ph.D.

Role: CONTACT

(806) 834-2285

Keith Jones, Ph.D.

Role: CONTACT

(806) 834-8745

Facility Contacts

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Jonathan D Singer, Ph.D.

Role: primary

775-722-8066

Other Identifiers

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TexasTechU2

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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