N/A
N=40
Caregiving While Black: LIVE
Dementia
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT06605391 ↗Enrolled (actual)
40
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Sep 2025
Primary outcome: Primary: Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ) Score for Feeling Understood by Healthcare Providers Subscale — 3.0; 2.9; 3.0 score on a scale
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Caregiving While Black-LIVE (Behavioral)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Emory University
- Primary completion
- Aug 2025
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ) Score for Feeling Understood by Healthcare Providers Subscale |
3.0; 2.9; 3.0 | — |
| PRIMARY Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ) Score for Appraisal of Health Information Subscale |
3.1; 3.2; 3.1 | — |
| PRIMARY Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ) Score for Ability to Engage With Healthcare Providers Subscale |
3.9; 4.0; 4.1 | — |
| PRIMARY Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ) Score for Navigating the Healthcare System Subscale |
3.5; 3.7; 3.7 | — |
| PRIMARY Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ) Score for Ability to Find Information Subscale |
3.8; 3.8; 4.0 | — |
| PRIMARY Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ) Score for Understand Health Information Subscale |
4.0; 4.0; 4.1 | — |
| PRIMARY Zarit Burden Inventory (ZBI) Score |
34.2; 31.0; 29.8 | — |
| PRIMARY Center for Epidemiological Studies - Depression Score |
11.8; 10.8; 8.6 | — |
| PRIMARY Perceived Stress Scale Score |
24.8; 23.0; 22.6 | — |
| PRIMARY State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) Score |
39.2; 36.2; 35.8 | — |
| PRIMARY Caregiver Assessment of Behavioral Skill Score |
14.3; 14.4; 14.9 | — |
| PRIMARY Pearlin Competence and Management of Situation Score |
11.8; 13.4; 13.5 | — |
Summary
This study will test the psychoeducation course, Caregiving while Black - Learning In Vital Engagement (LIVE), among Black caregivers providing care to persons with dementia. This course aims to enhance Black caregivers' capacity to cope effectively with their caregiving role of navigating care and the world of healthcare in ways that take into consideration the social and cultural context of their unique life experiences.
Eligibility Criteria
Caregiver Inclusion Criteria:
- at least 18 years of age
- family member (or friend) who self-identifies as Black American and as the principal caregiver of a community-dwelling PLWD (not in hospice care) and who is the principal companion of that person during healthcare encounters
- provides some hands-on care multiple times a week
- has access to an electronic device and/or access to broadband internet
- able to speak and understand English
Caregiver Exclusion Criteria:
- persons who cannot provide consent
- persons who are not yet adults (under 18 years of age)
- prisoners
- cognitively impaired adults
- have plans to relinquish caring responsibilities for PLWD or are considering moving the PLWD to an institutional setting within the next 6 months
- not able to clearly understand English
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06605391). 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.