Connecting Caregivers With Community Services: The Care Buddy Platform
ConditionDementia
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age21-80
SponsorDuke-NUS Graduate Medical School
About this trial
The study aims to develop a mobile-app (Care Buddy) which will be a one-stop integrated source of information and technology-based solutions for caregivers of people with dementia (PWDs). Study aims to bring caregivers into closer partnerships with the wider ecosystem (e.g., healthcare practitioners, community services, peer support, and care service providers) which will ultimately improve outcomes for both PWDs and their caregivers.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
The inclusion criteria for patients are
Singaporean/Permanent residents
Age 21 years of age or older
Main person or one of the main persons involved in making decisions regarding treatment patient receives or responsible for ensuring the well-being of the patient
Disqualifiers
Caregivers of patients staying in nursing home or other long-term care facility with no intention of being discharged will not be eligible however, if the patient is admitted to respite care for short/long term duration after being recruited, caregivers can continue to participate.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Care Buddy
Treatment groups
210 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School
Lead sponsor
Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Collaborator
Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov