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Testing & Refinement of CarePair: An Assessment and Referral Platform to Support Family Caregivers of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias.

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
18 Years and older
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

Not stated in the study description — ask the study team about visits and procedures.

Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

In plain language

This study tests CarePair, a phone app that checks family caregivers' needs and connects them with support services. It is for people caring for someone with Alzheimer's disease or another type of dementia. Over six weeks, researchers will test whether the app is easy to use and may help caregivers feel less depressed, less burdened, and more confident.

The purpose of this study is to develop and test CarePair, a mobile application-based needs assessment and service referral platform for family caregivers of persons with dementia designed to alleviate stress and promote psychosocial well being. The main aims of this study are: * To evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the CarePair mobile application. * To explore the potential for CarePair to reduce feelings of depression and burden, and improve caregivers' feelings of self-efficacy. Caregiver participants will be asked to log in and use the CarePair application and complete study activities for a six-week duration. Researchers will compare the intervention group to an attention control comparator to see if application use is associated with improved psychosocial outcomes at follow-up.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • You are the main caregiver for someone with dementia who lives at home.
  • You give at least 10 hours of care each week and have given care for at least 6 months.
  • You are age 18 or older. The exclusion list also rules out people age 18, so the age rule needs to be checked.
  • You speak English fluently.
  • You and the person you care for live in or can easily reach New York City, Long Island, Westchester County, Seattle, or Los Angeles.
  • You have internet access, can use the internet, and own and can use a smartphone.
  • You can and will give informed consent—agreeing after learning about the study—to take part for six weeks.
  • You do not report problems with memory or thinking.

Who can't join

  • You are not the main caregiver, or the person you care for lives in a care facility, such as assisted living or a nursing home.
  • You are age 18 or younger.
  • You do not speak English fluently.
  • You or the person you care for lives outside or cannot easily reach New York City, Long Island, Westchester County, Seattle, or Los Angeles.
  • You give less than 10 hours of care each week or have given care for less than 6 months.
  • You cannot use or access the internet, or you do not own or cannot use a smartphone.
  • You cannot or will not give informed consent to take part for six weeks.
  • You report problems with memory or thinking.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion: * Currently a primary caregiver of a community-dwelling PwD * Provides at least 10 hours of care per week * ≥18 years of age * Fluent in English * Both the caregiver and care-recipient reside in and/or can easily access one of the following cities/areas: New York City, New York (NY); Long Island, NY; Westchester County, NY; Seattle, Washington (WA); Los Angeles, California (CA) * Provides at least 10 hours of care per week * Has provided care for at least 6 months * Able to use the internet and has internet access * Owns and can operate a smartphone * Able and willing to provide their informed consent to participate for the six-week study duration * Does not self-report any cognitive impairments Exclusion: * Not currently the primary caregiver of a community-dwelling person with dementia * Care-recipient lives in residential care (e.g., assisted living, skilled nursing facility) * ≤18 years of age * Not fluent in English * The caregiver and/or care-recipient resides outside of and/or cannot easily access any of the following cities: New York City (NY); Long Island (NY); Westchester County (NY); Seattle (WA); Los Angeles (CA) * Provides less than 10 hours of care per week * Has provided care for less than 6 months * Unable to use the internet or does not have internet access * Does not own and/or cannot operate a smartphone * Unable or unwilling to provide informed consent to participate for the six-week study duration * Self-reports having a cognitive impairment

Study sites (1)

CA