Practice of Acceptance, Awareness, and Compassion in Caregiving (PAACC)

Last updated: February 11, 2024
Sponsor: Salem Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Overall Status: Completed

Phase

N/A

Condition

Dementia

Treatment

PAACC

REACH-VA

Clinical Study ID

NCT03447860
MS0010
  • All Genders

Study Summary

The Primary objective of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of mindfulness based caregiver intervention, Practice of Acceptance, Awareness, and Compassion in Caregiving (PAACC) compared to an established cognitive behavior therapy based dementia caregiver intervention, Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregiver Health (REACH) in improving caregiver burden and quality of life of care recipient.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Caregivers will include family members living with the individual diagnosed withAlzheimer's Disease( AD) or Alzheimer's disease related dementia(ADRD) or TraumaticBrain Injury -AD(TBI-AD) with moderate to severe caregiver burden .
  • Care recipients with diagnosis of Diagnosis of AD or ADRD or TBI-related AD .

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Care givers: Determined to be an imminent risk to self or others,the Care recipientcurrently resides in a nursing home or assisted living facilities, unable to providetheir own consent to participate in the study , and active substance use disorder inthe last 1yr.
  • Care recipient: Determined to be an imminent risk to self or others, Caregiver is notinterested in the study, unable to obtain informed consent from the Care recipient

Study Design

Total Participants: 142
Treatment Group(s): 2
Primary Treatment: PAACC
Phase:
Study Start date:
June 25, 2018
Estimated Completion Date:
November 12, 2023

Study Description

The study is a randomized controlled trial comparing a mindfulness-enhanced evidence-based caregiver skill-building intervention (PAACC) to REACH-VA to reduce caregiver burden and increase quality of life of the care recipient. For this, caregivers of persons with ADRD or TBI-AD who have moderate to severe burden will be randomly assigned to either receive PAACC or receive REACH-VA. Both the interventions will include 4 biweekly sessions delivered by trained interventionists, followed by an outcome testing session after the intervention. Outcomes of caregiver stress, health and well being will be assessed at baseline and at the end of the intervention.

Connect with a study center

  • VA Boston Health Care system

    Brockton, Massachusetts 02301
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Salem VAMC

    Salem, Virginia 24153
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Salem Veteran Affairs Medical Center

    Salem, Virginia 24153
    United States

    Site Not Available

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