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Early-Stage Partner in Care Living Alone Plus

Early-Stage Partner in Care-Living Alone (EPIC-LA)

Who can join

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

Age
60 Years and older
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Not 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

  • Procedures mentioned: Interviews

Only what the study's summary and detailed description on ClinicalTrials.gov say. Time periods may describe the whole study or a part of it — ask the study team what applies to you.

Show the study's own words
  • "Participate in three 45-minute confidential interviews that involve questions about background, mood, and quality of life."
  • "All participants are offered the EPICLA+ sessions shortly after their first interview or shortly after their 3-month interview."
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

EPICLA+ studies a Zoom program for people with early memory loss who live alone in the community. The program teaches ways to lower stress, feel better, handle challenges, and plan for the future. Researchers will ask for feedback to help improve these programs.

EPICLA+ (Early-Stage Partners in Care Living Alone Plus) is a research project designed to assist people with early-stage memory loss who live alone in the community by providing early-stage related education and skill-training sessions, held via Zoom, designed to reduce stress, enhance well-being, manage challenges, and plan for the future. Researchers will gather feedback from individuals about their experience to continue to improve programs for early-stage memory loss.

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

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Be age 60 or older.
  • Be able to take part in English or Spanish.
  • Live in the United States.
  • Be able to agree to join both out loud and in writing, online or by mail.
  • Show at least 2 of 8 changes in thinking or memory on the AD8, a short screening test.
  • Have a diagnosis of early-stage Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia, or meet the memory test score rules below.
  • If qualifying through the MMSE thinking and memory test: score 20–26 if you finished high school, or 17–26 if you did not. A score of 27 or higher requires a confirmed diagnosis of early-stage dementia or mild cognitive impairment (mild thinking or memory problems).
  • Be able to join the EPIC-LA workshops on Zoom.

Who can't join

  • Cannot take part by phone or online video.
  • Say you do not want to take part.
  • Do not have enough time to attend the training.
  • Cannot use a computer well enough to take part.
  • Do not have a steady internet connection for video sessions.
  • Have hearing or vision problems that keep you from taking part.

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

Official eligibility criteria

Early-stage inclusion criteria 1. Must be at least 60 years of age 2. Must be able to participate in English or Spanish 3. Must be a US resident 4. Must be able to provide consent verbally and in writing (electronically or via mail) 5. Must exhibit at least 2 of 8 changes caused by thinking and memory problems on the AD8 (a reliable and valid 8-item dementia screening tool). 6. The Early-stage individual must have a diagnosis of early-stage ADRD or have a Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE) score: 1. between 20-26 for those who have completed high school, or 2. between 17-26\*, for those who have not completed high school, or 3. 27 or higher with a confirmed diagnosis of early-stage dementia or MCI. 7. Able to participate in EPIC-LA workshops via zoom Exclusion Criteria: 8. Inability to participate via telephone or online video conferencing service. 9. The participant expresses feelings of not wanting to participate 10. The participant do not have enough time to attend the training, 11. The participant demonstrates lack of skills with using a computer that precludes participation 12. The participant does not have a stable internet connection to connect to the video platform 13. The participant has difficulty hearing or a visual impairment that precludes participation.

Study sites (1)

AZ