A Ten-Week Online Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Intervention for Family Caregivers of People With Dementia

  • STATUS
    Recruiting
  • End date
    Jan 31, 2025
  • participants needed
    64
  • sponsor
    University of Alabama at Birmingham
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The randomized controlled trial aims to assess effects of a coach-guided ten-week online acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) intervention on distressed family caregivers of people with dementia (PwD) compared to the control group. A total of 64 family caregivers of PwD who meet the inclusion criteria will be recruited and randomized to either the intervention group or the control group. Exploratory hypotheses are that the ACT group will show decreases in caregivers' psychological distress and burden and improvements in psychological quality of life and engagement in meaningful activities at posttest and 3-month follow-up, compared to the control group.

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The randomized controlled trial aims to assess effects of a coach-guided online acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) intervention on distressed family caregivers of people with dementia (PwD) compared to the control group. A total of 64 family caregivers of PwD who meet the inclusion criteria will be recruited and randomized to either the intervention group or the control group. Caregivers assigned to the intervention group will receive individual ACT sessions guided by a trained coach for one hour per week over 10 weeks through Zoom videoconferencing with supplemental psychoeducation materials provided. Caregivers assigned to the control group will receive care as usual with psychoeducation materials provided during the study period. Outcomes regarding caregivers' mental health will be collected at three time points (i.e., pretest, posttest, and 3-month follow-up) and compared between groups over time. Exploratory hypotheses are that the ACT group will show decreases in caregivers' psychological distress and burden and improvements in psychological quality of life and engagement in meaningful activities at posttest and 3-month follow-up, compared to the control group.

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Condition Dementia, Psychological Distress
Treatment Psychoeducation, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Clinical Study IdentifierNCT05043441
SponsorUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham
Last Modified on28 October 2022

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Inclusion Criteria

community-dwelling adults (age 18 or over) who are currently taking the primary responsibility for the care of a relative with dementia living in the community
having at least mild depression as measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)-9
having a computer or a smartphone with the internet access at home and
being able to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

having cognitive, physical, or sensory deficits or language barriers (non-English communicator) that impede study participation
currently receiving a psychological therapy
having a prior experience in ACT
having psychiatric hospitalizations or diagnoses of mental illness in the previous two years
taking antipsychotic or anticonvulsant medication at the time of recruitment
considering or planning to place family members of PwD in a nursing home within 6 months or
having the possibility of study dropouts due to medical conditions of caregivers (e.g., surgery that may affect mental health) and their relatives with dementia (e.g., conditions that may impede study participation due to frequent hospitalization or death)
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