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Online Safety Intervention for Dementia Caregivers

N/A

Waitlist Available

Research Sponsored by University of Colorado, Denver

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Speak English or Spanish

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 2 weeks, 2 months, 6 months

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial will test whether an online intervention can reduce firearm injury risk in caregivers of people with dementia.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for informal caregivers in the U.S. who look after someone with dementia at home and have access to a firearm. Participants must speak English or Spanish and have internet access. Caregivers of those in legal custody or institutionalized cannot join.

What is being tested?

'Safety in Dementia' is an online intervention being tested nationally for its effectiveness on caregivers managing dementia patients with firearm access, using randomized assignment and long-term follow-up.

What are the potential side effects?

Since this study involves an online intervention rather than medication, traditional physical side effects are not applicable. However, participants may experience emotional or psychological stress.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

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I can communicate in English or Spanish.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 2 weeks, 2 months, 6 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~2 weeks, 2 months, 6 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 2 weeks, 2 months, 6 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Change in Preparation for Decision Making

Secondary study objectives

Action to reduce firearm access

Caregiver burden

Change in Decision Self-Efficacy

+4 more

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Safety in DementiaExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Safety in Dementia is an online tool that, in a stepwise fashion, guides a caregiver individual through decisions related to firearm access for a person with dementia. It includes information and a comparison of the options and their risks and benefits. It guides the caregiver through clarification of personal feelings and values and identifying their decision/plan.

Group II: Web controlActive Control1 Intervention

The control group will view National Institute on Aging Home Safety Checklist.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Safety in Dementia

2022

N/A

~500

0 / 1Eligibility criteria met