Living Memory Home-4-Dementia Care Pairs
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to evaluate an online platform -- the Living Memory Home for Dementia Care Pairs (LMH-4-DCP) for persons with dementia and their family caregivers to engage in reminiscence activities together and record meaningful memories. The main aims of this study are: - To evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the LMH-4-DCP platform. - To explore the potential for LMH-4-DCP to reduce feelings of pre-loss grief and enhancing relationship quality in dementia family caregivers and their care-recipients ('Care-Pairs') Care pair participants will be asked to log-in to LMH-4-DCP and complete study activities three times per week for two weeks. Researchers will compare the intervention group to an attention control condition to see if LMH-4-DCP's use is associated with reduced feelings of caregiver pre-loss grief and improved care pair relationship quality at follow-up.
Condition
- Dyadic Family Caregiver-person With Dementia Online Intervention
Eligibility
- Eligible Ages
- Over 18 Years
- Eligible Genders
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
Family Caregivers: - be a primary source of care for a family member in the early to moderate stages of dementia - 18 years of age or older - English-speaking - able to use the internet and has internet access - residing in the United States
Exclusion Criteria
Caregiver exclusion criteria: - is not the primary family caregiver of the PwD - under the age of 18-years-old - exhibits cognitive impairment (by scoring 3 or more on the SPMSQ) - does not speak English as a primary language. PwD exclusion criteria: - severe cognitive impairment detected by the clinical or study staff using validated, brief screening tools (e.g., a score of 8 errors or more on the SPMSQ) - does not demonstrate capacity to consent (e.g., a score of 9 or fewer errors on the University of California-San Diego Brief Assessment of Capacity to consent - PwD is living in a long-term care facility - does not speak English as a primary language - is under the age of 18 years old.
Study Design
- Phase
- N/A
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel Assignment
- Primary Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Masking
- Single (Participant)
Arm Groups
| Arm | Description | Assigned Intervention |
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Experimental LMH-4-DCP Intervention |
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Active Comparator Attention Control Arm |
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Recruiting Locations
New York, New York 10021
More Details
- NCT ID
- NCT06225986
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Detailed Description
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the Living Memory Home for Dementia Care Pairs (LMH-4-DCP) web application, a dyadic online psychosocial reminiscence platform, to reduce feelings of pre-loss grief and improve relationship quality in individuals with dementia and their family caregivers ('Care Pairs'). The main aims of this study are: - To evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the LMH-4-DCP platform. - To explore the influence of the LMH-4-DCP intervention on reducing feelings of pre-loss grief and enhancing relationship quality in the care pair Caregiver participants randomized to the intervention condition will be asked to log-in to LMH-4-DCP and complete reminiscence activities three times per week for two weeks. Researchers will compare the intervention group to an attention control condition, which includes LMH-4-DCP use without reminiscence-specific features, to see if LMH-4-DCP's use is associated with reduced feelings of caregiver pre-loss grief and improved care pair relationship quality at follow-up.