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Dementia Caregiver Chronic Grief Management: A Live Online Video Intervention

Start: April 1, 2019
End: May 2023
Enrollment: 144

What Is This Study About?

This study will test the effects of an online grief management intervention on caregivers who have recently placed a family member with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia in a long-term care facility. The intervention is designed to decrease caregiver grief, depression, and anxiety and to improve satisfaction with care after placement. The Chronic Grief Management Intervention involves eight weekly sessions delivered in a group format through live streaming video, using the Cisco WebEx platform and iPads. Participants will be randomly assigned to either the intervention or minimal treatment group, which will receive written information about late-stage Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Researchers will measure changes in caregiver chronic grief, symptoms of depression and anxiety, positive states of mind, and satisfaction with long-term facility care.

Do I Qualify To Participate in This Study?

Minimum Age: 21 Years

Maximum Age: N/A

Must have:

  • Identified as family member, fictive kin (self-identified family member), or partner of care recipient that has been permanently placed in a long-term care facility (LTCF)
  • Care recipient has a documented ADRD diagnosis and resides in any type of unit in a LTCF
  • Basic computer literacy and in-home Internet access
  • Able to speak, read, and write English
  • Not currently attending another ADRD caregiver grief management group
  • Experiencing high to moderate levels of grief per screening with the Marwit-Meuser Caregiver Grief Inventory-Short Form (70 and above)
  • Experiencing high levels of depressive symptoms per screening with Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (10 and above)

Must NOT have:

  • Does not meet inclusion criteria

If I Qualify, Who Do I Contact?

Contact study personnel listed either under the general study contact or the location nearest you.

Need Help?

Contact NIA’s Alzheimer’s and related Dementias Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center at 800-438-4380 or email ADEAR.

Where Is This Study Located?

Who Sponsors This Study?

Lead: Rush University Medical Center

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT03593070

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