N/A
Completed N=261
Testing Tele-Savvy, an On-line Psychoeducation Program for Dementia Family Caregivers
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03033875 ↗Enrolled (actual)
261
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jan 2022
Primary outcomePrimary: Zarit Burden Inventory (ZBI) Score — 37.34; 35.78; 35.94; 35.26 score on a scale
Summary
The purpose of this study is to test the psychoeducational program "Tele-Savvy." Tele-Savvy is an internet based, group education program developed from an in person program called Savvy Caregiver. Participants will be randomly assigned to either the Tele-Savvy group (receiving only the Tele-Savvy education) or the Healthy Living Education Program (receiving healthy lifestyle education and then Tele-Savvy education 6 months later) or a usual care group (receiving Tele-Savvy education 6 months later). Each program takes 43 days to complete.
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Zarit Burden Inventory (ZBI) Score |
37.34; 35.78; 35.94; 35.26; 36.28; 37.82 | — |
| PRIMARY State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) State Score |
35.07; 34.61; 33.41; 32.90; 32.96; 35.00 | — |
| PRIMARY Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale - Revised (CESD-R) Score |
13.14; 12.06; 11.08; 10.45; 10.52; 12.07 | — |
| SECONDARY Revised Memory and Behavior Problem Checklist (RMBPC) Reaction Score |
13.84; 12.34; 13.47; 10.36; 11.60; 14.50 | — |
| SECONDARY Pearlin Mastery, Loss, and Competence - Caregiving Competence Subscale Score |
12.11; 12.44; 12.31; 13.21; 12.49; 11.98 | — |
| SECONDARY Pearlin Mastery, Loss, and Competence - Management of Situation Subscale Score |
11.27; 11.63; 11.43; 12.03; 11.35; 11.40 | — |
| SECONDARY Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) Score |
23.50; 22.66; 21.73; 20.77; 21.24; 23.86 | — |
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Informal caregivers (family/friends) of persons living with Alzheimer's disease or another dementia
- Participants must be providing at least 4 hours per day unpaid assistance, on average, for a person in the early-middle stage of illness (Clinical Dementia Rating of greater than or equal to 1 by home ADC) who is community-dwelling and for whom there is no established plan for institutionalization in the next six months
- Caregiver may or may not reside with their care recipient, but care recipients must live in the community and not in an assisted living facility, nursing home, or another institutional setting
- Must have access to a computer or a mobile device with adequate internet connection, microphone, and speakers (to be able to participate in teleconferences) and be able to use email
- Able to read, speak and understand English
Exclusion Criteria
- The participant must not be involved in another caregiver training study and must not have participated in in-person Savvy Caregiver Program or Tele-Savvy previously
- Uncorrectable vision or hearing deficits that might impede participation
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03033875). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.