Caregiver Burden Clinical Trials

20 studies are recruiting for caregiver burden in the United States right now. Each one is listed on ClinicalTrials.gov, the public registry the research teams themselves file with. TrialBoost is not a doctor, a research site, or a study sponsor: the research team decides who takes part.

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1. Evaluating Novel Healthcare Approaches to Nurturing and Caring for Hospitalized Elders

   The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP) with a family-augmented version of HELP (FAM-HELP), that includes family members and care partners, for the prevention of delirium in older patients during hospital admission. The main objectives of the trial are t…

   Stage

   Not phased

   Ages

   70 and older

   Site

   Saddleback Medical Center, Orange, California

   Locations

   7 in total

   Run by

   University of Michigan

   See if you can join NCT05929703 on ClinicalTrials.gov

2. Improving Self-Care of Caregivers of Adults in Homecare With Heart Failure and Cognitive Impairment

   This RCT design will enroll 256 informal caregivers (spouse/partner or child) of HHC patients with HF/CI and 60 patients with HF and mild to moderate CI (60 dyads). After collecting baseline data, we will block randomize the caregivers 1:1 to the ViCCY intervention or comparator group, stratifying …

   Stage

   Not phased

   Ages

   18 to 101

   Site

   VNS Health, New York, New York

   Run by

   Visiting Nurse Service of New York

   See if you can join NCT07220798 on ClinicalTrials.gov

3. Supporting Mental Health and Reducing Care Stress in Caregivers of Persons With Cardiovascular Disease

   The purpose of this study is to evaluate the preliminary efficacy, feasibility, acceptability, and barriers and facilitators to implementation of the Confident Caregiver intervention among family caregivers of persons with cardiovascular disease participating in cardiac rehabilitation. Caregivers r…

   Stage

   Not phased

   Ages

   18 and older

   Site

   University of California Davis Health System, Sacramento, California

   Run by

   University of California, Davis

   See if you can join NCT07717723 on ClinicalTrials.gov

4. Telephone Support in Advanced Gastrointestinal Cancer

   The goal of this clinical trial is to see if telephone support programs help patients and their family caregivers adjust to advanced gastrointestinal cancer. A new telephone counseling program that involves practicing strategies for managing stress and symptoms will be compared to a telephone progr…

   Stage

   Not phased

   Ages

   18 and older

   Site

   Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, Illinois

   Locations

   4 in total

   Run by

   Indiana University

   See if you can join NCT06532877 on ClinicalTrials.gov

5. The SNAP Tool for Head and Neck Cancer Survivor-Caregiver Dyads

   In this randomized behavioral intervention, head and neck cancer (HNC) survivors and their caregivers (N=176 HNC survivor-caregiver dyads) will be randomized to either Survivorship Needs Assessment Planning (SNAP) or Usual Care (UC) groups to examine the effects of SNAP on outcomes. SNAP includes t…

   Stage

   Not phased

   Ages

   18 and older

   Site

   Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina

   Run by

   Medical University of South Carolina

   See if you can join NCT05811936 on ClinicalTrials.gov

6. A Study of Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy for Caregivers to People With Cancer

   Participants will complete 1 set of questionnaires about 2 weeks before beginning their Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy for Caregivers/MCP-C or standard Supportive Psychotherapy for Caregivers/SP-C sessions. These questionnaires will ask about participants' sense of meaning and purpose in life, spir…

   Stage

   Not phased

   Ages

   18 and older

   Site

   University of Miami (Data Collection AND Data Analysis), Miami, Florida

   Locations

   8 in total

   Run by

   Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

   See if you can join NCT06307535 on ClinicalTrials.gov

7. Caregiver Stress and Sleep Study

   The purpose of this research study is to better understand how stress, sleep and activity might impact caregivers' mood and brain health. This study includes a randomized experimental component where therapists will systematically deliver one of two evidence-based talk-therapy treatments. The aim i…

   Stage

   Not phased

   Ages

   55 and older

   Site

   UPMC Western Behavioral Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

   Run by

   University of Pittsburgh

   See if you can join NCT05219955 on ClinicalTrials.gov

8. AI-Based Personalized Health and Self-Care

   The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the DAPHNE chatbot can improve caregiver engagement, usability, and integration of social care support tools into clinical workflows in caregivers of pediatric patients receiving care at the Nationwide Children's Hospital Primary Care Center (NCH PCC).…

   Stage

   Not phased

   Ages

   Any age

   Site

   Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio

   Run by

   Emre Sezgin

   See if you can join NCT07168382 on ClinicalTrials.gov

9. Swallowing Impairments in Adults With and Without Alzheimer's Disease

   This research study is investigating whether people with Alzheimer's disease (AD) experience more changes to swallowing than their healthy age-matched peers. The prevalence of swallowing impairments in moderate-severe AD is high (85-93%), yet little is known about how swallow function evolves throu…

   Stage

   Not phased

   Ages

   60 and older

   Site

   Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee

   Run by

   Vanderbilt University Medical Center

   See if you can join NCT06678100 on ClinicalTrials.gov

10. ACT Group for Family Caregivers of Stroke Survivors

    The goal of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of group-based ACT intervention in improving the levels of psychological distress in caregivers of stroke survivors. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Does group-based ACT intervention improve the levels of psychological distress and QoL…

    Stage

    Not phased

    Ages

    40 and older

    Site

    The Wright Institute, Alameda, California

    Run by

    The Wright Institute

    See if you can join NCT07528261 on ClinicalTrials.gov

11. Efficacy and Sustainability of a Carepartner-Integrated Telerehabilitation Program for Persons With Stroke

    Stroke is a leading cause of long-term disability. Research has placed little emphasis on integrating care partners (CP) (family members) into the rehabilitation process without increasing negative care partner outcomes. The research team has developed and implemented a novel, web-based care partne…

    Stage

    Not phased

    Ages

    18 and older

    Site

    Emory Rehabilitation Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia

    Run by

    Emory University

    See if you can join NCT06655402 on ClinicalTrials.gov

12. Palliative Care Education in Assisted Living for Dementia Care Providers (PCEAL-DCP)

    The palliative care education in assisted living for dementia care providers (PCEAL-DCP) is a 4-week intervention (once a week for 1.5 hours, a total of 6 hours) for licensed nurses, administrators and dementia care coordinators to improve quality of dementia care outcomes

    Stage

    Not phased

    Ages

    21 and older

    Site

    University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida

    Locations

    2 in total

    Run by

    University of South Florida

    See if you can join NCT06722352 on ClinicalTrials.gov

13. Testing & Refinement of CarePair: An Assessment and Referral Platform to Support Family Caregivers of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias.

    The purpose of this study is to develop and test CarePair, a mobile application-based needs assessment and service referral platform for family caregivers of persons with dementia designed to alleviate stress and promote psychosocial well being. The main aims of this study are: * To evaluate the fe…

    Stage

    Not phased

    Ages

    18 and older

    Site

    University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

    Run by

    University of Southern California

    See if you can join NCT06418971 on ClinicalTrials.gov

14. Evaluating the Efficacy of the Pain Identification and Communication Toolkit

    This study will evaluate the Pain Identification and Communication Toolkit (PICT), a multicomponent intervention for caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). PICT provides training in observational pain assessment and coaching in effective pain communication techn…

    Stage

    Not phased

    Ages

    21 and older

    Site

    Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York

    Run by

    Weill Medical College of Cornell University

    See if you can join NCT06168604 on ClinicalTrials.gov

15. A Dyadic Intervention for Young Adult Patients With Cancer and Their Partner Caregivers

    The purpose of this pilot study is to examine the feasibility and acceptability of a brief psychotherapy intervention to improve psychosocial coping and maintain couple relationships among young adults (aged 25-39) with cancer and their caregiving partners.

    Stage

    Not phased

    Ages

    25 to 39

    Site

    Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts

    Locations

    4 in total

    Run by

    Massachusetts General Hospital

    See if you can join NCT06172907 on ClinicalTrials.gov

16. I-CARE 2: Mobile Telehealth to Reduce Alzheimer'S-related Symptoms

    This study is a randomized, controlled trial (RCT) to evaluate the effect of Brain CareNotes (a mobile health application) on the burden experienced by unpaid caregivers of patients with dementia and on the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) displayed by care recipients. Over …

    Stage

    Not phased

    Ages

    18 and older

    Site

    IU Health, Indianapolis, Indiana

    Locations

    2 in total

    Run by

    Indiana University

    See if you can join NCT05733520 on ClinicalTrials.gov

17. STELLA-FTD: Examination of a Behavior Change Intervention for FTD Family Care Partners

    The purpose of this nationwide study is to test STELLA-FTD (Support via Telehealth: Living and Learning with Advancing Alzheimer's Disease)-FTD, an intervention to specifically address the needs of family Care Partners of persons with frontotemporal degeneration (FTD). STELLA-FTD is a multicomponen…

    Stage

    Not phased

    Ages

    18 to 100

    Site

    Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon

    Run by

    Oregon Health and Science University

    See if you can join NCT06613204 on ClinicalTrials.gov

18. Support Via Technology: Living and Learning With Advancing Dementia-REVISED

    STELLA-R is a multicomponent, self-directed, online intervention designed to facilitate effective management of behavioral and psychological symptoms that are common in many types of dementia. The curriculum instructs care partners to use the ABC approach, a cognitive behavioral technique that teac…

    Stage

    Not phased

    Ages

    18 and older

    Site

    Oregon Health & Science University, Layton Aging and Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Portland, Oregon

    Run by

    Oregon Health and Science University

    See if you can join NCT06460012 on ClinicalTrials.gov

19. NLit and Outcomes in HNC Survivor-Caregiver Dyads

    The goal of this observational (cross-sectional) study is to better understand nutrition literacy in survivor-caregiver dyads and its impact on nutrition related outcomes and quality of life. We're interested in finding out how much they know about nutrition and how this might relate to their overa…

    Stage

    Not phased

    Ages

    18 and older

    Site

    University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas

    Run by

    University of Kansas Medical Center

    See if you can join NCT07021885 on ClinicalTrials.gov

20. A rTMS and Virtual Reality Based Cognitive Rehabilitation Program for MCI

    This clinical trial is being conducted to see if brain stimulation and brain training together improves cognitive functioning and mood in older adults diagnosed with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). Brain stimulation will be done using repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS). Brain trai…

    Stage

    Not phased

    Ages

    55 and older

    Site

    Central Arkansas VA Healthcare system, Little Rock, Arkansas

    Run by

    Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System

    See if you can join NCT06024473 on ClinicalTrials.gov