Brain Health Project for Korean American Dementia Caregivers

University of California San Francisco (UCSF)

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Caregiving Stress

Treatments: Behavioral: Text messages over 8 weeks

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06928454

24-40879

Details and patient eligibility

About

The caregivers of persons with dementia face significant emotional, physical, and financial challenges, particularly among under-resourced communities like Korean Americans, who encounter unique obstacles, including language barriers and limited culturally tailored resources. In this pilot study, the investigators propose the Brain Health Project, which focuses on increasing knowledge of Alzheimer's disease and related dementia and enhancing caregiving skills among Korean American dementia caregivers.

Enrollment: 20 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age 18 and older
• self-identified as Korean American
• able to read and/or speak English or Korean
• care for a person with undiagnosed or diagnosed dementia for the last 6 months
• have access to a mobile phone to receive text messages

Exclusion criteria

• planning a trip out of the United States during the next four months

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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20 participants in 1 patient group

Brain Health Project

Experimental group

Description:

Text messages

Treatment:

Behavioral: Text messages over 8 weeks