N/A
Completed N=375
Using Technology to Support Care Partners for Persons With Alzheimer's Disease: Tele-STELLA
Dementia · Alzheimer's Disease · Caregiver Burnout · Family Members
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04627662 ↗
Enrolled (actual)
375
Serious AEs
7.7%
Results posted
Mar 2026
Primary outcomePrimary: Revised Memory and Behavior Problems Checklist, Reactivity Subscale — 40.7; 35.6; 35.7; 35.0 score on a scale
Summary
The purpose of this study is to test a revised psychoeducational intervention to help Care Partners for family members with dementia understand and reduce the distressing behaviors that come with progressive dementia. Tele-STELLA (Support via TEchnology: Living and Learning with Advancing Alzheimer's disease and related dementias) is a multicomponent videoconference-based intervention designed to facilitate effective management of behavioral and psychological symptoms common to the later stages of dementia. In the Tele-STELLA intervention, professionals ("Guides") meet with family members ("Care Partners") who care for persons with dementia. Working together, the Care Partners and Guides identify strategies to address upsetting behaviors. The goal of this intervention is to reduce upsetting behaviors and, thus, Care Partner burden.
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Revised Memory and Behavior Problems Checklist, Reactivity Subscale |
40.7; 35.6; 35.7; 35.0; 33.2; 33.0 | — |
| PRIMARY Revised Memory and Behavior Problems Checklist, Frequency Subscale |
43.7; 39.9; 39.7; 39.2; 40.2; 40.3 | — |
| SECONDARY Marwit Meuser Caregiver Grief Index-Short Form |
57.8; 57.4; 57.4; 55.8; 56.2; 55.3 | — |
| SECONDARY Quality of Life-Alzheimer's Disease (QoL-AD), Care Partner |
34.7; 35.1; 34.9; 35.0; 35.7; 35.6 | — |
| SECONDARY Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, 10-item (CES-D 10) |
11.9; 10.9; 11.3; 11.1; 10.6; 10.2 | — |
| SECONDARY 4-item Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI-4) |
9.41 | — |
| SECONDARY Ten Item Personality Inventory (TIPI) |
4.50; 5.30; 6.12; 4.43; 5.78; 4.03 | — |
| SECONDARY Computer Self-Efficacy and Computer Anxiety Survey |
0; 3; 6; 4; 36; 6 | — |
| SECONDARY Quality of Life-Alzheimer's Disease (QoL-AD), Care Recipient |
29.9; 29.8; 29.6; 30.1; 30.7; 29.9 | — |
Eligibility Criteria
Care Recipient Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of ADRD, moderate to late stages as defined by family member (Box 1)
- Exhibits 2 or more behaviors listed on RMBPC that are bothersome to the Care Partner and occur 3 or more times/week at study enrollment
- Family member of Care Partner (this can be a relative, spouse or close kin that is considered family)
Care Recipient Exclusion Criteria:
- Dementia not related to ADRD
- Unable to leave Care Partner during Tele-STELLA sessions
- Early stage dementia, as defined by family member
Care Partner Inclusion Criteria:
- Adult caring for family member with ADRD
- Provides care for at least 4 hours/week
- Age of 18 years or older
- Speaks and understands English to be able to participate in intervention
- Owns a telephone (smartphone, cell phone or landline)
- Has mailing address to receive computer and study materials
- Provides informed consent to participate in the Research
Care Partner Exclusion Criteria:
- Unable to find activity for care recipient during Tele-STELLA sessions to allow Care Partner to work privately with Guide and other Care Partners.
- Completed similar telehealth intervention within the last year
- Hearing and/or vision problems severe enough to prevent participation
- Unwilling or unable to adequately follow study instructions and participate in study procedures
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04627662). 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.