Pain With Dementia
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age50+
SponsorDuke University
About this trial
The purpose of the study is to develop a caregiver-assisted pain coping skills training program for older adults who have pain and mild to moderate dementia and are living at home with a family caregiver. The investigators are planning to recruit 30 patient-caregiver dyads (60 individuals).
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Mild or moderate dementia
Pain on most days for at least 3 months that interferes with function
Living at home (non-institutional)
Age ≥ 50
Disqualifiers
Lacking capacity for interview or unable to provide informed consent/assent.
Visual or hearing impairments or severe behavioral problems that preclude participation.
Too sick to participate.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Caregiver-Assisted Pain Coping Skills Training (CG-PCST)
Treatment groups
60 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupSponsors and collaborators
Duke University
Lead sponsor
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Collaborator
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov