Improving Mental Health for Care Partners of Persons With AD/ADRD

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-120
SponsorTexas Tech University

About this trial

The overarching goal of this project is to evaluate if evidence-based interventions can reduce PDG, burden, and stress in informal caregivers of individuals with dementia

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Participants must be informal caregivers (e.g., spouse; child; close friend) of individuals with dementia

Informal caregivers can be family members or close friends

Adults (18 to 89 years old) who read, write, and speak in English

Mental Health Diagnosis (e.g., Generalized Anxiety Disorder; Major Depressive Disorder

Disqualifiers

Formal caregivers (who are being paid to take care of the patient)

Any informal caregivers with cognitive impairment is identified during the assessment.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
  • Behavior Activation

Treatment groups

60 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators