Connecting Caregivers With Community Services: The Care Buddy Platform

NCT ID: NCT06817876

Last Updated: 2025-03-20

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

210 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-04-01

Study Completion Date

2027-05-31

Brief Summary

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The study aims to develop a mobile-app (Care Buddy) which will be a one-stop integrated source of information and technology-based solutions for caregivers of people with dementia (PWDs). Study aims to bring caregivers into closer partnerships with the wider ecosystem (e.g., healthcare practitioners, community services, peer support, and care service providers) which will ultimately improve outcomes for both PWDs and their caregivers.

Detailed Description

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This is a 5-year study with various stages: 1) proof-of-concept stage to design and develop the Care buddy intervention, 2) proof-of-value stage to assess the feasibility, acceptability and satisfaction with the Care buddy intervention among informal caregivers of PWDs, 3) test-bedding stage to assess the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of the Care buddy intervention versus usual care among informal caregivers of PWDs with help of a multi-centre 2-arm RCT and 4) deployment stage to scale up the intervention at multiple centres across Singapore, monitor its adoption and outcomes and assess any organizational and individual barriers to adoption.

By the end of the proposed five-year project, investigators aim to develop and evaluate the technology as well as achieve widespread adoption among caregivers of PWDs. Investigators want to enable easy access to information, provide decisional and social support, improve the reach and uptake of existing community service providers, and assist with coordination among multiple informal and professional caregivers through the journey of dementia caregiving and into the bereavement phase.

Conditions

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Dementia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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CareBuddy

Caregivers of person with dementia who will be randomized in this arm will have access to the CareBuddy mobile app on their phone. They will be using this app for 1 year and will be followed up every 2 months.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Care Buddy

Intervention Type DEVICE

Care Buddy mobile intervention will be a one-stop solution for caregivers of dementia patients and help them in their care-giving journey by providing them solutions to manage behavioural problems, physical conditions of their loved one. The app will be multi-component and will provide tools for the caregiver to manage their stress and burden. It will provide information on dementia, list of service providers, information on grief, financial support. This app will provide a platform for all enrolled caregivers to chat with each other and provide social support.

Usual care

Caregivers of person with dementia who will be randomized in this arm will continue usual care for their loved one. They will be enrolled for 1 year and will be followed up every 2 months.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Care Buddy

Care Buddy mobile intervention will be a one-stop solution for caregivers of dementia patients and help them in their care-giving journey by providing them solutions to manage behavioural problems, physical conditions of their loved one. The app will be multi-component and will provide tools for the caregiver to manage their stress and burden. It will provide information on dementia, list of service providers, information on grief, financial support. This app will provide a platform for all enrolled caregivers to chat with each other and provide social support.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Singaporean/Permanent residents
2. Age 21 years of age or older
3. Main person or one of the main persons involved in making decisions regarding treatment patient receives or responsible for ensuring the well-being of the patient
4. An active primary caregiver for at least 6 months, and planning to remain the primary caregiver for the next 2 years
5. Is a family member of the patient with dementia
6. Can read and write in English
7. Accessible by telephone to schedule interviews
8. Has familiarity with use of technology (e.g., computers, tablets, or internet) and is able to complete surveys, forms using digital technology
9. Intact cognition determined through the Abbreviated Mental Test (AMT) for those who are ≥ 65 years old.
10. Caregivers who score \>=9 on the 6-item Zarit Burden scale

Exclusion Criteria

* Caregivers of patients staying in nursing home or other long-term care facility with no intention of being discharged will not be eligible however, if the patient is admitted to respite care for short/long term duration after being recruited, caregivers can continue to participate.
Minimum Eligible Age

21 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

Khoo Teck Puat Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Chetna Malhotra

Associate Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Duke-NUS

Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

Site Status

Countries

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Singapore

Central Contacts

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Chetna Malhotra, MD, MPH

Role: CONTACT

+65 65165692

Facility Contacts

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Shimoni Shah, MPH

Role: primary

65 65161769 ext. 61769

Other Identifiers

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2022-309

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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