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N/A N=80 Randomized Double-blind Supportive Care

Reducing Burden in Care Partners of Community-Dwelling Persons With Dementia and Oropharyngeal Dysphagia

Caregiver Burden · Alzheimer Disease · Dementia · Oropharyngeal Dysphagia

Enrolled (actual)
80
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jun 2026
Primary outcome: Primary: Mean Care Partner Burden at 3 Months Post Hospital Discharge — 41.3; 42.8 ZBI Score

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
WeCareToFeedDysphagia web tool (Behavioral)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Northwell Health
Primary completion
Aug 2025

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Mean Care Partner Burden at 3 Months Post Hospital Discharge
41.3; 42.8
SECONDARY
Mean Care Partner Burden at 1 Month Post Hospital Discharge
41.7; 43.7
SECONDARY
Mean Care Partner Quality of Life at 1 Month Post Hospital Discharge
53.9; 54.8
SECONDARY
Mean Care Partner Quality of Life at 3 Months Post Hospital Discharge
57.7; 52.7
SECONDARY
Percent Engagement With the WeCareToFeedDysphagia Tool
21
SECONDARY
Percent Consented in Pilot Study
80
SECONDARY
Percent Care Partner Attrition at 1 Month Post Hospital Discharge
6; 4
SECONDARY
Percent Care Partner Attrition at 3 Months Post Hospital Discharge
9; 6

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a newly-created website tool, called WeCareToFeedDysphagia, helps to reduce feelings of burden in care partners of patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD) who were diagnosed with trouble swallowing (oropharyngeal dysphagia). The main questions this first test (pilot) study aims to answer are: * With the data this pilot study will collect, how do we best measure how strong a relationship is between care partners who use WeCareToFeedDysphagia and reduced feelings of burden (effect size estimates)? * Is it possible (feasible) to successfully repeat this study in a larger clinical trial with more research participants? Researchers will compare a group of care partners who have access to the WeCareToFeedDysphagia tool (intervention) to a group of care partners who do not have access to the tool. Both groups will receive contact information for help from a speech language pathologist expert (enhanced usual care). Participants will: * be given access to the web tool and receive 3 text message reminders over 3 weeks to use the tool (intervention group only). * be asked to complete a remote, web-based survey three times: when enrolled in the study, at 1 month following patient leaving the hospital, and at 3 months following patient leaving the hospital.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Self identifies as the primary care partner of an older adult patient (patient aged 65 years or older) with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD) and oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) admitted to the Northwell Health medicine service
  • Care partner age 18 years or older
  • Designated as the legally authorized representative (LAR) or health care proxy (HCP), or designated by the LAR or HCP to participate
  • Proficient in English
  • Has access to a device (e.g. smartphone, iPad, computer) capable of accessing a web browser

Exclusion Criteria

  • Care partner of patient with a percutaneous feeding tube [i.e. percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube, percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy (PEJ) used exclusively]
  • Care partner of patient who will not be discharged to the home or community setting (e.g., home, assisted living, independent living)
  • Care partner will not be involved with OD management (e.g. buying or making food, feeding, supervising) after hospital discharge
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06557863). 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.

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