Caregivers Preparing for Their Own Health Care Emergency
NCT ID: NCT06635876
Last Updated: 2025-09-15
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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
NA
68 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2025-07-18
2026-06-30
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
PREVENTION
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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EPT-C
The EPT-C group will receive two coaching sessions to assist with the completion of the EPT.
Coaching Sessions
The coach will use motivational interviewing techniques to:
1. To assist and guide the caregiver to establish a standby caregiver relationship
2. To assist and guide the caregiver as to how to use the EPT
EPT-A
The EPT-A group will be responsible for completing the EPT alone, without coaching sessions.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Coaching Sessions
The coach will use motivational interviewing techniques to:
1. To assist and guide the caregiver to establish a standby caregiver relationship
2. To assist and guide the caregiver as to how to use the EPT
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Must self-identify as the spouse or partner of the PWD
* Must provide some caregiving to a PWD
* Must live in the same dwelling as the PWD
Exclusion Criteria
* Unable to use or does not have access to a computer
* Complete deafness or blindness and/or unable to use a telephone
* Condition that prevents them from performing caregiving duties or providing physical/emotional support to the PWD
* Unable to follow directions
* Unable to read or write in English
* Participation in prior study involving the EPT
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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National Institute on Aging (NIA)
NIH
University of California, Davis
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Rebecca S Boxer, MD, MS
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of California, Davis
Locations
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University of California - Davis
Sacramento, California, United States
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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References
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Related Links
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AARP, National Alliance for Caregiving. Caregiving in the U.S. 2020. AARP; 2020. doi:10.26419/ppi.00103.001
National Research Summit on Care Services and Supports for Persons with Dementia and Their Caregivers: Report to the National Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services.; 2018.
Reinhard S, Ryan E. Stepping Up to Support Family Caregivers. blog.aarp.org. June 7, 2016. https://blog.aarp.org/thinking-policy/stepping-up-to-support-family-caregivers
Other Identifiers
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2180909
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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