Ignite Creation Date:
2024-05-11 @ 8:31 AM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 3:29 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT06409455
Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Last Update Posted:
2024-05-14
First Post:
2024-05-07
Brief Title:
Positive Dementia Caregiving Clinical Trial of an Online Training Program
Sponsor:
Education University of Hong Kong
Organization:
Education University of Hong Kong
Study Overview
Official Title:
Positive Dementia Caregiving in 30 Days Randomized Controlled Trial of a Self-guided Automated Online Training Program
Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Status Verified Date:
2024-05
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
The goal of this study is to learn if a new online training program is helpful to dementia family caregivers This online program is fully computerized and supports 247 access from any location The main questions it aims to answer are
Does the training program improves the participants well-being and sense of positive meaning
If the program is found to be helpful does it work through enhancing caregivers self-belief or getting them to practice positive interpretation of caregiving challenges
To answer these questions researchers will compare the online program to a waitlist control
Participants will
Use the intervention requiring internet access in a self-guided manner
Respond to brief questionnaires at the beginning and 1 2 and 3 months afterwards
Does the training program improves the participants well-being and sense of positive meaning
If the program is found to be helpful does it work through enhancing caregivers self-belief or getting them to practice positive interpretation of caregiving challenges
To answer these questions researchers will compare the online program to a waitlist control
Participants will
Use the intervention requiring internet access in a self-guided manner
Respond to brief questionnaires at the beginning and 1 2 and 3 months afterwards
Detailed Description:
The Benefit-Finding Intervention is a type of caregiver intervention called psychoeducation with psychotherapeutic components It combines standard topics of psychoeducation eg training of care skills and stress management with training on thinking style As implied by the title benefit-finding the training style in focus is the inclination to think alternatively and positively about challenging caregiving situations In two clinical trials the Benefit-Finding Intervention was compared with didactic psychoeducational programs but without thought training This comparison allowed researchers to see if the addition of the benefit-finding component produced improvements over the above those achieved by standard psychoeducation Results supported the superiority of the Benefit-Finding Intervention with significantly greater reductions of depression and burden up to 10 months after the termination of the intervention
A face-to-face intervention is nonetheless labor intensive It may also cause inconvenience to caregivers who have to find blocks of time to attend the intervention while making sure the care-recipient is being attended to Having to travel to receive help is another challenge especially for rural populations and older caregivers The limitation of the face-to-face format was further exposed during the pandemic when such meetings were simply impossible To address these issues the original Benefit-Finding Intervention has been adapted for computer-automated delivery on a web platform which is accessible anytime anywhere The online intervention is not meant to replace traditional manned intervention but as an alternative service for those who for various reasons cannot benefit from traditional interventions or who prefer the flexible self-guided and self-paced approach offered by this intervention
A face-to-face intervention is nonetheless labor intensive It may also cause inconvenience to caregivers who have to find blocks of time to attend the intervention while making sure the care-recipient is being attended to Having to travel to receive help is another challenge especially for rural populations and older caregivers The limitation of the face-to-face format was further exposed during the pandemic when such meetings were simply impossible To address these issues the original Benefit-Finding Intervention has been adapted for computer-automated delivery on a web platform which is accessible anytime anywhere The online intervention is not meant to replace traditional manned intervention but as an alternative service for those who for various reasons cannot benefit from traditional interventions or who prefer the flexible self-guided and self-paced approach offered by this intervention
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None