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ACT for Individuals With MNCD and Their Care Partners

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Individuals With MNCD and Their Care Partners: An In-Person and Telehealth Individual Therapy Approach

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 acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), a type of talk therapy, for people with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia and their care partners together. It looks at whether the therapy is practical, whether people find it acceptable, and whether it shows early signs of helping.

This project aims to implement and evaluate a dyadic intervention (i.e., acceptance commitment therapy) for persons with AD/ADRD and their care partners. We hypothesize the intervention will be feasible, acceptable, and show preliminary efficacy of the dyadic interveniotns.

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

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Both people must be age 18 or older.
  • Both must be able to communicate in English.
  • The person receiving care must have mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or major neurocognitive disorder (MNCD), conditions that affect memory and thinking.
  • The person receiving care must score 21–27 on the MMSE, a test of memory and thinking.
  • The care partner must identify as a care partner for someone with MNCD.
  • The care partner must be a family member or friend of the person with MNCD.
  • The care partner must score 28–30 on the MMSE.

Who can't join

  • The person receiving care is already in a program to reduce anxiety or depression related to their dementia.
  • The person receiving care scores below 21 or 28 or higher on the MMSE.
  • The care partner scores below 28 on the MMSE.
  • The care partner is a paid caregiver.

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

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria Inclusion (person with MCI or MNCD): * 18+ * MMSE= 21-27 * Able to communicate in English Inclusion (care partner): * 18+ * Identifies as a care partner of a person with MNCD * Able to communicate in English * MMSE= 28-30 * Is a family member or friend of the person with MNCD Exclusion Criteria Exclusion (person with MCI or MNCD): * Currently in an intervention for reducing anxiety or depression related to their dementia * MMSE= 28+ or less than 21 Exclusion (care partner): * MMSE= \<28 * Is a formal (paid) caregiver

Study sites (1)

TX