Telehealth to Reduce Mental Health in Family Caregivers
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-120
SponsorTexas Tech University
About this trial
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.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
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
Disqualifiers
Formal caregivers (who are being paid to take care of the patient)
Any informal caregivers with cognitive impairment is identified during the assessment.
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Behavioral: Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
Other interventionIndividual tele-therapy 12 to 16 weeks
Behavioral: Behavior Activation
Other interventionIndividual therapy 12 to 16 weeks
Treatment groups
60 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Mindfulness Based Cognitive TherapyExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Behavior ActivationExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Prolonged Grief Scale-12 (measuring pre-death grief)
The PG-12 (range 11-55; higher scores mean higher pre-death grief), which is used to measure pre-death grief will be used to measure grief of having a loved one live with a life limiting illness and no longer be able to engage in valued activities.
Time frame
[Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 6 months]Secondary outcomes
1
Zarit Burden Inventory (ZBI)
Informal caregivers, usually family member, have an increase in burden or feeling they are overwhelmed by their current circumstances. The ZBI is between 0-48, higher scores indicating higher burden.
Time frame
[Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 6 months]2
Perceived Stress Scale
Informal caregivers, usually family members, are unpaid and have a tendency to feel tense and emotionally drained do to caregiving. Scores range from 0-40 with higher scores indicating higher rates of stress.
Time frame
[Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 6 months]Sponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov